A new investigation and series of interviews published in the Christian Science Monitor
by reporter Simon Montlake indicates that the minimum wage increase
this year in Portland, Maine has helped low-wage workers to make ends
meet and hasn’t had the negative effects on businesses predicted by
opponents of raising the minimum wage.
“So far, Portland’s $10.10 wage hasn’t killed jobs,” reports the Monitor.
“Portland’s economy is booming and unemployment is below 3 percent.
Even Greg Dugal, a prominent lobbyist for restaurant and hotel owners,
admits that ‘the sky has not fallen.'”
Also included in the article are anecdotal reports of small
businesses in Portland seeing more applicants with higher levels of
experience, as well as increased pressure on businesses in surrounding
communities to also increase their wages. - Beacon
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