Living the Wage? Try Living the Small Business.
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 3rd, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Living the Wage? Try Living the Small Business.
Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics
The latest salvo in the minimum wage wars is a gimmick cooked up by the progressives at Americans United for Change called “Living the Wage.” The group, which is pushing Congress to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10, challenged policymakers to try and live for one week on just $77, which is what they claim a current full-time minimum wage earner has left over after paying for housing and taxes (more on that in a bit). It appears the group could only find three takers, all Democrats: Reps. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois, Tim Ryan of Ohio, and former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland….