Tag: minimum wage
Who makes minimum wage?
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a report on the characteristics of minimum wage workers. The report focused on workers paid at...
Raising minimum wage hurts workforce
The Senate Budget Committee’s blog says, “Top economists are backing Sen. Bernie Sanders on establishing a $15 an hour minimum wage.” It lists the...
The 4 percent
He said the move “would serve as a national model,” according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. While the L.A. move could prompt...
The complex economics of America’s minimum wage
Over the summer, Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 that would raise the minimum wage...
