Robert Reich on Nostr: Fast food workers in California started receiving a $20/hr minimum wage this year. ...
Fast food workers in California started receiving a $20/hr minimum wage this year. What happened?
Wages went up 18%. Prices only went up 3.7%. And fast food jobs increased every month.
Again, the research shows that fearmongering about raising the minimum wage is baloney.
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