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Democrats Bail on Backup Plan for $15 Minimum Wage As Part of Biden Stimulus

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Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.Last week, Senate Democrats the ruling of the body’s parliamentarian, who determined they were not allowed to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. According to parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, tacking on the proposal to President Biden’s stimulus plan would violate the rules of budget reconciliation, the process Democrats are using to pass the $1.9 trillion package with just 51 votes. While one previous administration had the legislative rule-keeper as a simple workaround, Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris wanted to “” the will of the unelected official, rather than secure an immediate win for the benefit, which would be the first increase to the minimum hourly wage in over a decade.Immediately after the play was spiked, Democrats scrambled to get an imperfect $15 minimum into the bill: Aides for Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden, consulting with Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders, wrote up a proposal requiring companies like Walmart and Amazon to pay a 5 percent payroll tax if they did not pay their workers at least $15 per hour. Smaller businesses, meanwhile, would be encouraged to raise their employees’ wages by providing income tax credits equal to 25 percent of wages, up to $10,000 per employer per year.Now, this backup plan has also been spiked, according to the , which reports that the “the tax outlined by Sanders and Wyden could be easily avoided and difficult to implement, with large corporations able to reclassify workers as contractors to avoid potential penalties.” Sanders and Wyden, who have walked away from the proposal, would have also had to convince a caucus to support a wage increase — one that for a two-bedroom apartment in all but six states in the nation — while hashing out the stimulus details before March 14, when the extended unemployment from the last stimulus runs out.Though the $15 minimum returns to the policy waiting room, the $1.9 trillion bill passed by the House last week includes other unprecedented (if less permanent) of the safety net amid the pandemic, including $400 weekly unemployment payments through August 2, a 15 percent increase to SNAP benefits through September, and a $1,400 payment for Americans making less than $75,000.Daily news about the politics, business, and technology shaping our world.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Googleandapply.Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy NoticeBy submitting your email, you agree to our and and to receive email correspondence from us.Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.THE FEEDCharles is now officially the kingKing Charles became the monarch after the death of his mother, but a meeting formally confirmed it on Saturday. 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Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.Last week, Senate Democrats the ruling of the body’s parliamentarian, who determined they were not allowed to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. According to parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, tacking on the proposal to President Biden’s stimulus plan would violate the rules of budget reconciliation, the process Democrats are using to pass the $1.9 trillion package with just 51 votes. While one previous administration had the legislative rule-keeper as a simple...

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Democrats Bail on Backup Plan for $15 Minimum Wage As Part of Biden Stimulus

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