California Dem defends call for $50 federal minimum wage: 'Just barely enough'
wgme.com
Rep. Barbara Lee, who is running for US Senate, wants to significantly boost the amount minimum wage workers nationwide are paid.
  • toiletobserver@lemmy.world
    13·
    11 months ago

    Then they’ll only hire people from low cost areas. It’ll be the next suburban exodus, except to rural instead

    • bhmnscmm@lemmy.world
      3·
      11 months ago

      I don’t think so. I mean, theoretically I see how that might apply to a small number of remote workers, but the vast majority of minimum wage workers (and many hourly workers) are in jobs that require a physical presence at the workplace.