Renewing the Fight for $20

Americans with net worth in the top 2% would feel like they had been stricken with abject poverty if they walked in the shoes of too many millions of hard-working, underpaid, hourly workers. They would literally consider jumping out of windows as people did as the Great Depression settled in.

And yet this is normal life for most people in this country. #fightfor15 was a good start – despite the fact that national minimum wage is still pegged at $7.25 since 2009.

But years ago I grabbed the domain http://fightfor20.com because I knew that $20 was the more appropriate minimum hourly wage. You think $20/hour sounds high? Go visit friends who make that wage and take a close look at their lives. (Wait, you don’t have any close friends who make that? You’re not alone)

Yes, it’s harder to make a profit in many businesses when you pay higher wages.

Yes, in some cases it might lead businesses to fail.

But you are fooling yourself – and the countless people who send accolades your way – if you think you run a successful business when your front-line people aren’t successful themselves. I’m renewing my #fightfor20 domain if for no other reason than a reminder that we have work to do.