Claude Sonnet 5Oct 2813 citationsBoth sides
Does the minimum wage need to keep up with the cost of living?
Does the Minimum Wage Need to Keep Up with the Cost of Living?
This is genuinely debated, with substantive arguments on both sides. Here's the landscape:
The Case For Indexing to Cost of Living
The erosion problem is real. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal wage floor remains at $7.25 an hour, where it has been stuck since 2009. Because it's not automatically adjusted, inflation