Post by Logan on Mar 14, 2016 14:32:41 GMT -6
The Fiscal Policy Institute is out with a report from a unit of the University of California, Berkeley, with ties to labor, regarding the push for a $15-an-hour minimum wage.
They also include endorsements by a group of economists and sociologists supporting the call for a phased-in $15/hour wage.
They compare it to an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit — or a credit for low-wage earners which many Republicans and business leaders prefer — but contend the minimum wage would still be a more effective way to combat poverty.
The release from the labor-backed FPI comes as both the Senate and Assembly have released their so-called one-house budget plans marking one of the traditional milestones to in finalizing the budget.
Read more: blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/247059/min-wage-supporters-cite-economists-support/
They also include endorsements by a group of economists and sociologists supporting the call for a phased-in $15/hour wage.
They compare it to an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit — or a credit for low-wage earners which many Republicans and business leaders prefer — but contend the minimum wage would still be a more effective way to combat poverty.
The release from the labor-backed FPI comes as both the Senate and Assembly have released their so-called one-house budget plans marking one of the traditional milestones to in finalizing the budget.
Read more: blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/247059/min-wage-supporters-cite-economists-support/