A minimum wage hike could mean smaller paychecks

Published July 1, 2021 11:00am ET



On paper, a minimum wage increase may sound like a relief for workers, but it could actually mean smaller paychecks and cuts in benefits such as healthcare and retirement plans.

Income and benefit cuts hurt women, people of color, and young people, who are most likely to be working minimum wage and retail jobs — the exact people liberals claim to be caring for when pushing minimum wage hikes nationwide.

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