A pair of progressive Democrats unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour, considered the bare minimum a single adult needs to meet the cost of living in much of the US.
The Living Wage For All Act is the first bill to be introduced by the newly sworn-in Rep. Analilia Mejía (D-NJ), who won a special election earlier this month after helping to lead the fight for a $15 minimum wage in her home state of New Jersey.
Fuck, they could agree to recalculate every decade and it would still be an improvement.
I mean it’s almost like since the concept was invented we developed a way of collecting and storing information in a way where it could be constantly updated and then used as input for algorithms and math on demand, continuously.
I mean taxes and fees are a percentages as well, why would a minimum wage be a fixed amount. Changing circumstances, regionality and inflation are not new concepts for lawmakers. A fixed $25 is actually not a great idea, but I get it’s better than status quo.