Democratic Candidate Calls for Tripling the Minimum Wage. But Why Stop There?

If a $15 minimum wage is desirable, isn’t a $22 minimum wage more desirable?

Tom Steyer, the billionaire longshot seeking to become America’s 46th president, says he’d push Congress to pass a $22 hourly minimum wage if elected.


Is It Necessary?

Polls show the American public supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by nearly a 3-1 margin. That support collapses, however, when respondents are informed that the Congressional Budget Office estimates raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would cost an estimated 1.3 million jobs.

Data show that when state and local minimum laws are included, the minimum wage in America is historically high

 

 

This article was written by JON MILTIMORE

 

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