"A living wage is an antidepressant. It is a sleep aid. A diet. A stress reliever. It is a contraceptive, preventing teenage pregnancy. It prevents premature death. It shields children from neglect." #RaiseTheWagePA https://t.co/I1WGp8cYnG
— Mark Price (@price_laborecon) February 22, 2019
Baby Boomers needed 306 hours of minimum wage work to pay for 4 years of public college. Millennials needed 4,459.
— SSSP Teaching (@SsspTeaching) February 23, 2019
Source: National Center for Education Statistics pic.twitter.com/aAXIuAKBN3
Some say that instead of raising the minimum wage, low-wage workers need to work harder to lead a middle class life. Here’s what they are missing:
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) February 23, 2019
From 1979 to 2017, productivity grew 70.3% and hourly compensation of production and nonsupervisory workers only grew 11%.
Today I testified before the Finance Committee in Annapolis in support of the $15/hr minimum wage bill. I continue to support this bill and fight for a statewide minimum wage for hardworking residents who need a salary that keeps pace with the cost of living. pic.twitter.com/xyfpQSGqm7
— Mayor Catherine Pugh (@MayorPugh50) February 21, 2019
$7.25 isn’t a living wage. And when businesses pay poverty wages, taxpayers are left to pick up the tab.
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) February 21, 2019
Raising the minimum wage to $15 allows people to work their way off government benefits – saving taxpayers millions and growing the economy for everyone. #RaiseTheWage pic.twitter.com/47OksHhttx
Sad! 