SANTA FE — The Santa Fe City Council voted on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 in 2027, eliciting praise from workers’ rights advocates
That’s great, and answers a pretty important question, which is what “minimum” are we talking about when we say “minimum wage”? I very much like the idea of it being based on the amount needed to feed and to house yourself in whatever city or county you happen to live in. It makes so much sense that you almost wonder why no place does it that way…
That’s great, and answers a pretty important question, which is what “minimum” are we talking about when we say “minimum wage”? I very much like the idea of it being based on the amount needed to feed and to house yourself in whatever city or county you happen to live in. It makes so much sense that you almost wonder why no place does it that way…