In Philadelphia – the poorest major city in the U.S. – the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for the past 15 years.
It’s not that Philadelphians haven’t tried to change things – but they consistently face pushback from the state legislature.
https://theconversation.com/philadelphias-minimum-wage-has-been-stuck-at-7-25-an-hour-since-2009-heres-why-efforts-to-raise-it-have-failed-223609
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