For years, when American policymakers have debated the minimum wage, they have debated its effect on the labor market.
While some politicians including President Barack Obama have begun debating raising the minimum wage across the board to $10.10, low-wage workers' bolder demand for $15 has quickly become the rallying cry for a movement that has already spread across industries, from fast food to retail.
While some politicians — including President Obama — have begun debating raising the minimum wage across the board to $10.10, the fast food workers' bolder demand for $15 has quickly become the rallying cry for a movement that is promising to spread across industries.
Matthew Shay, the National Retail Federation president and chief executive officer, said: "Before we debate the federal minimum wage, we need a broad, comprehensive plan from Washington that encourages businesses to plan, invest and grow this economy.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have acted on their own to set minimum wages that exceed the $5.15 an hour rate set by the federal government, and this year lawmakers in dozens of the remaining states will debate raising the minimum wage.
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When historians of the future consider our 21st-century debates about the minimum wage, one of the first things they will notice is that, despite the bitterness of the disagreement, the background logic is almost identical.
Labor economists continue to debate the actual impacts of the minimum wage on employment and hours.
For years, economists have debated the effect that raising the minimum wage would have on business.
