Effects of a higher minimum wage? The answer isn t as simple as you might think
President Joe Biden said he supports a $15 national minimum wage. So what would the impact be if it happened?
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and last updated 2021-05-20 07:12:03-04
Protesters outside a McDonaldâs on Detroitâs east side Wednesday called for a higher minimum wage. McDonald s makes a lot of money. As many people that comes through here, they can afford to pay us $15, said Jamika Ruffin, a mother of three from Highland Park.
She makes $9.45 an hour at McDonald s. She said she came out to the protest for her children.