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A $15 minimum wage would hurt workers and small businesses

By Tom Hebert
Published February 4, 2021 6:43pm ET
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A $15 minimum wage would hurt workers and small businesses
Supporters of a $15 minimum-wage initiative that passed in the city of SeaTac last year watch oral arguments on the case in the lobby of the Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Olympia, Wash. The high court has been asked to decide whether the ordinance applies to airport workers. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte) | Rachel La Corte

Since President Biden’s inauguration, Democrats have pushed radical, left-wing priorities instead of targeted assistance to struggling families.

Last week, Democrats reintroduced the “Raise the Wage Act,” legislation that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Biden also slipped the $15 minimum wage into his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 “American Rescue Plan.”

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