Universal Basic Income is better than a higher minimum wage
Sorry, AOC, but Andrew Yang was right
On January 19th, the Long Beach City Council approved a measure that raised the salaries of grocery store workers. During the pandemic, these workers are among those that are considered essential and the city wanted to show its appreciation for these heroes.
It’s a nice gesture, isn’t it?
As far as the details — the unanimous vote mandated a 4-month increase of $4 an hour for those who worked at supermarkets with at least 300 employees nationwide. In other words, the big chain grocery stores, the ones that can totally afford to pay their workers more, right?
That $4 an hour could make a huge difference in the lives of those hard-working essential workers, right?
Raising wages led to job losses
Well, it did make a big difference, but probably not in the way the City Council had anticipated.
Kroger closed two store locations. In response, the city put out a statement that said Kroger’s decision was “unfortunate”.
