A minimum wage should be a livable wage, as the federal minimum wage was intended to be.
It should not only provide enough to scrape by while forcing choices between necessities such as food, health care, childcare, transportation and paying off debt.
Inflation has eroded purchasing power across the board. Significant spikes in the cost of living have ensnared even median wage earners in the many times lifelong trap of living paycheck to paycheck. An increase guarantees a positive impact on our local economies, as it would put more money into the pockets of workers who are likely to spend it on goods and services, thereby driving economic growth and job creation.
This increase would be a critical step toward ensuring that all Pennsylvania workers are able to support themselves and achieve financial freedom from the dependence of government programs. In our labor market, job openings have outpaced hiring for several months. If a wage increase were to take effect, Pennsylvania would become a competitive market for workers, attracting more candidates to fill those job openings. If we want to mitigate high turnover rates, we have to offer a premium salary.
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