THE PUNDITS said it would never happen. But both California and New York on Monday implemented legislation that moves them toward a tiered minimum wage of $15 dollars an hour, covering 60 million Americans.The hikes come as a direct result of organizing by thousands of people in the union-backed “Fight for 15” movement that kicked off in 2012 — organizing that was quickly decried by pundits and opponents as unrealistic and unlikely to ever succeed....Power to the people!
The Intercept
Skeptics Said $15 Minimum Wage Movement Was Unrealistic — 60 Million People Are Now Slated to Get It
Zaid Jilani
When the frame shifts the previously unthinkable becomes thinkable.
ReplyDeleteExcept the unemployed...
ReplyDeleteThis is going to force an intra-nongovt income flow to increase which will increase the flow of income tax withholding out of the non-govt and into the govt... while not increasing leading flow into the non-govt .. thus making the deficit smaller...
ReplyDeleteStand by for some more "Deficit too small!!!!!" dead ahead...