Vice President Kamala Harris said for the first time Tuesday that she backs hiking the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour, after blasting former President Donald Trump for dodging a question about whether he wants to raise it.
Seattle started the movement for a $15 minimum wage in 2014. It passed and was slowly phased in, finishing the rollout in 2021. It’s also aligned to inflation, so the current minimum wage (in 2024) is $20.76 per hour.
I’m unclear on your intent with this info? Are you adding to my suggestion with contextual facts to show it works? Are you argueing saying it doesn’t work?
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…ok? That just makes me want to move to Seattle?
I’m unclear on your intent with this info? Are you adding to my suggestion with contextual facts to show it works? Are you argueing saying it doesn’t work?
I can’t speak for the other commenter but my interpretation is agreement - “Yup, we tried it in Seattle
- and hey, guess what? It works!”