The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says President Obama’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would increase earnings for 16.5 million low-wage Americans but cost the nation about 500,000 jobs, the Washington Post reports.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says President Obama’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would increase earnings for 16.5 million low-wage Americans but cost the nation about 500,000 jobs, the Washington Post reports.