Minimum wage debate: Right time or bad math?

The minimum wage issue delivers maximum stress for business owners — especially in retail and hospitality.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. January 3, 2020
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Courtesy. Ben Pollara.
Courtesy. Ben Pollara.
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Supporter: Same scare tactics as last time

In the 2004 election, 71% of Florida's voters passed a constitutional amendment to raise Florida's minimum wage by $1 per hour — a 19% increase — and then adjust each year onward based on inflation.

 

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