Poll: Should the minimum wage be tied to inflation?
Workers demonstrate in Brentwood, urging an increase in New York’s minimum wage. (April 29, 2012) Credit: Chris Ware
Should New York's minimum wage be tied to inflation? The state minimum stands at $7.25 an hour, an amount some say is not a living wage. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed raising it to $8.75. That's 25 cents higher than a proposal that died in the State Senate last year.
Others argue that the wage should be tied to inflation so that when the cost of living goes up, the minimum wage automatically goes up, too.
What do you think? Should New York lawmakers tie the minimum wage to inflation? Vote and leave a comment. The results and a selection of comments will be published in Sunday's paper.
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