07/02/2025
https://www.nbcnews.com...
"But raising the minimum wage is an essential component of any effort to reduce poverty and income inequality."
"For more than 20 years, the minimum wage for tipped workers has been frozen at $2.13."
"A fair minimum wage ensures that someone who chooses to work... is not consigned to live in desperate poverty."
"These are the Americans who serve our meals, pour our drinks, staff our hotels, cut our hair, and wash our cars. They deserve better."