![]() More than doubling that level would be an unprecedented leap. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Writing about the burgeoning protests by low-wage workers for a $15 an hour wage, the paper writes this: That raises the question: If they’re successful, will burger prices soar?Įxpert opinion is mixed. ![]() ![]() Even the bad-math types we’ve seen in the last few weeks have always assumed some price increases.īut the LAT runs with this dumb-question headline: Would a higher minimum wage mean pricier burgers? ![]() The Los Angeles Times drops into the debate over whether or how much prices would have to rise at fast-food restaurants for their employees to get $15 an hour.Īctually, this is the first time I’ve seen the question of whether prices would rise treated seriously. ![]()
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