A minimum wage increase would have gotten people a wage that exceeded inflation months ago and would have allowed for more crucial savings and investments. It was a poor idea not to raise it back in January last year.
You do realize only about 3% of workers work on minimum wage, right? So raising minimum wage would have almost no impact?
41% of workers make less than $15 an hour. 31% make less than $12. They may not be working for the literal minimum wage, but they're not working for a living wage either. A $15 minimum wage means a guaranteed raise for 41% of the workforce.
