– City Council passed a resolution sponsored by Councilman Kenyatta Johnson to hold hearings that would discuss raising the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. There are questions as to whether Council has such authority. If it does, would you support the higher wage?

Is raising the minimum wage in Philadelphia to $15 an hour a good idea?

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Brief PhillyLabor Editorial: Yes, providing low income workers the opportunity at a living wage will not only provide them with a better life, it will help give those people working in poverty the chance to get off of public assistance and thus will also help all tax payers.

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