Minimum-Wage Bill Shows Yet Again That Congress Is A Refuge For Know-Nothings
Minimum Wage Minimum-Wage Bill Shows Yet Again That Congress Is A Refuge For Know-Nothings I & I Editorial BoardJuly 13, 2026Add comment Democrats have many problems, not the least of which is an inability to understand, and for some the refusal to accept, basic economics. If they did, there wouldn’t be proposals to raise the federal minimum wage to a preposterous $25 an hour. House Resolution 8555 would “place the federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage,” requiring “large, highly profitable corporations to lead the transition.” Under its yoke, large employers would have to raise their lowest wage from the current $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour on Jan.
- ▪Minimum Wage Minimum-Wage Bill Shows Yet Again That Congress Is A Refuge For Know-Nothings I & I Editorial BoardJuly 13, 2026Add comment Democrats have many problems, not the least of which is an inability to understand, and for some the re
- ▪If they did, there wouldn’t be proposals to raise the federal minimum wage to a preposterous $25 an hour.
- ▪House Resolution 8555 would “place the federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage,” requiring “large, highly profitable corporations to lead the transition.” Under its yoke, large employers would have to raise their lowest
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Minimum Wage Minimum-Wage Bill Shows Yet Again That Congress Is A Refuge For Know-Nothings I & I Editorial BoardJuly 13, 2026Add comment Democrats have many problems, not the least of which is an inability to understand, and for some the refusal to accept, basic economics. If they did, there wouldn’t be proposals to raise the federal minimum wage to a preposterous $25 an hour. House Resolution 8555 would “place the federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage,” requiring “large, highly profitable corporations to lead the transition.” Under its yoke, large employers would have to raise their lowest wage from the current $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2027, a more-than-double spike that would shock the market.
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