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Cory Doctorow / 11:21 am Mon, Aug 12, 2019

New York City raised minimum wage to $15, and its restaurants outperformed the nation

After NYC raised its minimum wage from $7.25/h to $15/h this year -- the largest pay hike for low-waged workers in half a century -- the city's restaurants boomed, posting the highest growth levels in the country. Read the rest

Cory Doctorow / 4:13 pm Wed, Sep 5, 2018

Bernie Sanders' new bill will force companies to reimburse governments for low-paid employees' welfare costs

Bernie Sanders has introduced the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (STOP BEZOS) Act, which will force any corporation with more than 500 employees to reimburse the government for any workers whose wages are so low that they end up on food stamps, national school lunch/breakfast programs, Section 8 housing or Medicaid. Read the rest