The US minimum wage “debate ... The report concluded that the minimum wage hike would increase pay for 16.5 million Americans, but eliminate 500,000 jobs. According to the CBO report, ...

This debate over the minimum wage, ... It serves chiefly to undercut the level, purpose, and social effects of the minimum wage in the United States.

During a presidential primary debate in 2016, Donald Trump disgracefully opposed raising the minimum wage. Trump stated, "They have to work really hard." ...

On July 1, 2025, several states in the U.S. implemented a minimum wage increase, impacting over 880,000 workers. While not ...

(The Center Square) – The House Democratic Policy Committee issued a call to action this week during a hearing on raising the minimum wage at SEIU Local 668 in Philadelphia.

Indeed, the minimum wage debate seems to be caught in a loop. “Every manufacturer starts out with a handicap because of high taxes, and if you impose state regulation of wages upon us we will ...

According to BLS surveys, about 392,000 workers earned the minimum wage of $7.25 in 2019 and 1.2 million workers were paid a wage below the federal minimum. They represent 1.9% of the 82.3 million ...

While Rodriguez makes slightly above Arizona’s minimum wage of $12.15 an hour, a living wage in the Phoenix area for a single adult with three children who works full time would be $46.01 an ...

The federal minimum wage would bump up to $9.50 this year and increase in steps until it reaches $15 an hour in 2025. Currently, 21 states have a minimum wage no higher than the current federal ...

The election-year debates over trade and the minimum wage would appear to have little to do with each other. ... In this respect, the United States is like Australia, though even more so.

The debate over a minimum-wage increase has been fierce. ... It worked, reminding us today that mandating higher wages doesn’t just increase standards of living. It boosts the economy.