Why stop at $15?

Sun., Nov. 22, 2015

The recent debate about raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is a good start. The only problem is that it is not enough money to live a luxurious lifestyle. That would not provide enough money for a 40-hour-a-week worker to buy all the fun gadgets, toys and vacations that we would all like to enjoy.

The reality is that $15 hour is bad. I propose raising the minimum wage to $500 per hour so that we can all live like grandees. Who would disagree with that common-sense solution?

Jim Ebisch

Cheney

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