9 Reasons It's Costing More to Eat Out

9 Reasons It's Costing More to Eat Out

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

The Minimum Wage Backlash

Voters in SeaTac, Wash., last month approved raising the minimum wage to a whopping $15. That move, and other recent actions like it by cities around the country, reflects months of protests nationwide by retail and fast-food workers demanding higher pay.  

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