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• Minimum wage increases are bad business for franchises

  Analysis by the Economic Policy Institute suggests this legislation would increase wages for nearly 32 million Americans, including about a third of all Black workers and a quarter of all Latino workers. But, franchise owners are concerned.

  Fox Business January 28, 2021
• NEW POLL: 75% Say Stimulus Checks LIKELY, Economist Tells Why AUSTERITY Can RUIN Recovery

  Elise Gould joins The Hill TV to talk about why we need more stimulus.

  The Hill January 27, 2021
• A $15 minimum wage is by no means a new idea, though proponents say the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic increases the urgency to get money into low-wage workers’ pockets. Perhaps more importantly, Democrats are more hopeful now that they have control of the Senate, albeit by the slimmest of margins. An increase would impact an estimated 32 million people, or 21% of the country’s workforce, and would mean an extra $3,300 a year for some workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute.3

  Analysis by the Economic Policy Institute suggests this legislation would increase wages for nearly 32 million Americans, including about a third of all Black workers and a quarter of all Latino workers. But, franchise owners are concerned.

  Fox News January 27, 2021
• Democrats Put Forth $15 Minimum Wage Bill

  A $15 minimum wage is by no means a new idea, though proponents say the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic increases the urgency to get money into low-wage workers’ pockets. Perhaps more importantly, Democrats are more hopeful now that they have control of the Senate, albeit by the slimmest of margins. An increase would impact an estimated 32 million people, or 21% of the country’s workforce, and would mean an extra $3,300 a year for some workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute.3

  The Balance January 27, 2021
• Murray, other top Democrats introduce bill raising federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025

  According to an independent analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, the Raise the Wage Act would increase wages for nearly 32 million Americans, including roughly a third of all Black workers and a quarter of all Latino workers. More than half of those who would benefit would be women.

  Federal Way Mirror January 27, 2021
• Michael Bennet one of 38 Democratic senators behind legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15

  Paywall

  Colorado Politics January 27, 2021
• Adams, House Democrats back federal minimum wage hike

  According to an independent analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, the Raise the Wage Act would benefit nearly 32 million Americans, including a third of all Black workers and 25% of Latino workers. More than half of the workers who would benefit are women.

  The Charlotte Post January 27, 2021
• Don’t Be Fooled: The Official Unemployment Numbers Are a Lie

  A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) points out that the official number of unemployed is miscounted in the best of years, made far worse in the age of COVID-19. The methodology itself is skewed. Issues such as overlooking individuals more likely to be unemployed than those included in final calculations lead to an official unemployment rate that was off by 1.5 percentage points at the beginning of 2020.

  Mint Press News January 27, 2021
• Joe Biden Kills Office Protecting Job Rights of U.S. Graduates

  The Biden Administration is under the false delusion that these international students are the best and brightest in the world, so deserve to stay here permanently. Research by the [left-wing] Economic Policy Institute shows that the majority of these students are not the best and brightest, and are entering low-ranked US universities with low entrance requirements [to get work permit]. Universities profit because international students pay full freight tuition, while American students are graduating with immense student loan debt and having to now compete with OPT work-permit holders.

  Breitbart January 27, 2021
• Biden’s plan for a $15 minimum wage could mean one in 5 Americans earns more. Nearly a third of Black workers would get a raise, research suggests.

  Nearly 32 million Americans would earn more under President Joe Biden’s proposal to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, according to calculations by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.

  MSN January 27, 2021