A Rasmussen Reports poll found that most people think the minimum wage should be increased.
Democrats have frequently discussed the need to increase the country’s minimum wage. In recent years, they have tried to gain momentum in public opinion on such wage hike increases. Who could forget the $15-per-hour cries from progressive politicians like Sen. Bernie Sanders ? Sanders’s proposal enjoyed popularity only among his supporters.
Incidentally, the Rasmussen poll found that the majority of respondents, 50%, felt that a new minimum wage should be raised to “at least $10.50 an hour.” This makes good fiscal sense and aligns with the inflation rate over the years. Other people had slightly different opinions, with varying totals for the wage. The poll revealed that 9% of people believed the wage should be $12.50 an hour, while 12% felt that $9.50 an hour was appropriate. Additionally, another 24% were “not sure.
Given this rare political consensus, combined with the undeniable economic impact of minimum wage stagnation, the country’s lawmakers should do the right thing and raise the minimum wage. There’s little reason this era should be the longest in the nation’s history without an increase.
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