February 15, 2021 -
Common Dreams
‘Biggest Risk’ for Democrats on Minimum Wage, Says Top Sanders Aide, Is Not Raising It to $15
Economist Ken Jacobs, chair of the UC Berkeley Labor Center, explained this week: Beyond the working families who will get a raise, every single American taxpayer has a stake in raising the minimum wage. When corporations like McDonald’s pay poverty wages, workers often turn to public safety net programs to make ends meet.