Bernie Sanders on Manchin's $11 Minimum Wage Proposal: '$15 an Hour Is Not a Radical Idea'

[Donkees]

BY ALEXANDRA HUTZLER ON 2/23/21 AT 3:18 PM EST

Excerpt:

In the Senate Tuesday, Bernie Sanders responded to a counteroffer from Joe Manchin—who will cast a critical vote in the ongoing coronavirus relief negotiations—to raise the minimum wage to $11 per hour.

"We have tens of millions of workers working for starvation wages," the Vermont independent told reporters on Tuesday afternoon. "It is an absolute national disgrace. $15 an hour is not a radical idea."

He added, "A number of states have moved in that direction. Over 60 percent of the American people think that is where we should go. And that's what I want to see."

Sanders also said Tuesday he expected to hear the parliamentarian's ruling on Wednesday or Thursday.

https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-manchins-11-minimum-wage-proposal-15-hour-not-radical-idea-1571422

[CentralMass]

1. No it's not a radical idea.

[MichMan]

2. I was surprised to see the minimum wage in Vermont is under $11

Scheduled to go up to 11.75 sometime this year.