“Raising the minimum wage from the current rate of $7.25 an hour to $9 should be a no-brainer,” Robert Reich says. The labor secretary during the Clinton administration argues, among other points, that putting more money in the pockets of the country’s lowest earners is not only fair, it would also help boost the economy.
“Fifteen million workers would get a pay raise, allowing them to buy more and thereby keeping others working,” Watch below as he explains it in a couple of minutes. Then go sign the petition!
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