Growing bipartisan support for the idea obscures a long-running push to raise base pay that service workers see as more critical to their livelihoods.
  • Etterra@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 months ago

    I’ll say this again for the mouth breathing politicians in the back.

    Stop making the minimum wage a flat value; base it off of a calculation that’s recalculated quarterly, calibrated to account for inflation, poverty levels, and cost of living on a per-County basis. Then make sure that nobody fucks with the equation.

    • JackbyDevEnglish
      51·
      3 months ago

      B- b- b- then they want be able to use the promise of increases to gain political favor!