PENNLIVE OP-ED: …Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Appropriations staff estimates that raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would result in $130 million in additional tax revenue.
Second, according to the University of California, Berkeley 2015 report, “The High Public Cost of Low Wages,” the majority of Pennsylvania families who rely on public assistance are working.
In fact, our state spends approximately $979 million to supplement low wages through public assistance each year… (more)
