How a $15 minimum wage could help restaurants and other hard-hit small businesses

February 23, 2021

A funny thing happened on the Senate floor in the wee hours of February 5. As senators worked through a series of amendments in the “vote-a-rama” to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) moved to strike any provision raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour this year. And none other than progressive lion Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) rose to agree.

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Pension Fund Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism Releases Resource to Focus Investments on Long-term Value Creation

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What form of capitalism do we need in the future?

Capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge“ ~ Albert Einstein. It changed our…

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