“The minimum wage has not been raised in a very long time, and I think it's like at $7.25 an hour”
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Marquita Bradshaw
The International Risk Podcast ·
“Basically you're saying, OK, a line cook must be paid $15 an hour. It's not an extraordinary amount of money, but it ensures that a business pursues the high road of more efficiency.”
Bhaskar Sankara · Odd Lots · Bhaskar Sunkara Thinks the Market Has a Place Under Socialism
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What was described
set benchmark wages (e.g., $15/hour for line cooks) as a minimum wage tier for broad professional categories
$15 an hour
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Kathryn Anne Edwards
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart ·
“They introduced a $20 fast food specific minimum wage… a 25 percent pay hike… Jeff Clemens found 18,000 fewer jobs in that industry as a result.”
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Ryan Bourne
The Cato Weekly Podcast ·
“If you now average across all states and localities, the kind of weighted population average minimum wage is around $12.13… a high barrier for many employers.”
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Ryan Bourne
The Cato Weekly Podcast ·
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