Ben Casselman usefully tries to figure out just how many people are trying to survive and support themselves on less than President Obama's proposed $10.10 minimum wage. While solid numbers are hard to nail down, it's certainly not a bunch of teenagers working part time...
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Today is the largest mobilization of fast food workers in history, with workers across the country engaging in a one-day strike. The basic demand is a $15 an hour wage..
$10 an hour is not enough to live on, especially in California. But the Golden State creating the highest minimum wage in the nation is a major step in the.
Matt and I have had our share of arguments over how to create a better life for working people, but I mostly endorse his statement about Guaranteed Basic Income. The minimum wage typically gets debated in terms of econometric studies about disemployment impacts. But the...
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the WonkBlog is promoting conservative economists that want to allow employers to pay less than the minimum wage. [SL] I suppose considering Obama's.
Read Josh Eidelson's piece on fast food strikes. Fast food workers in seven cities will engage in one-day strikes over the next 4 days, starting with New York today. Among.