Keyword: vodirelief https://freerepublic.com/tag/vodirelief/ en-us Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:30:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 Senators Want To Force Billion-Dollar Companies To Pay $15 An Hour—Here’s How They’d Do It https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3937939/posts After the Senate parliamentarian ruled a minimum wage hike is not allowed in the COVID relief bill, Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) proposed a bill to require billion-dollar companies pay workers $15 an hour. The requirement would apply to companies with revenues of $1 billion or more. “For decades, the wages of everyday, working Americans have remained stagnant while monopoly corporations have consolidated industry after industry, securing record profits for CEOs and investment bankers,” said Hawley in a statement. “Mega-corporations can afford to pay their workers $15 an hour, and it’s long past time they do so, but this should... Right Journalism https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3937939/posts#comment Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:30:35 GMT