A $15 federal minimum wage is something that Biden campaigned upon and will push for. Still, multiple Senate Republicans warn that boosting the minimum wage will destroy already-hurting small businesses; if a push for a minimum wage increase takes place under a Biden administration, then a Republican filibuster in Congress is highly likely.
Alternatives to increasing the minimum wage
While Republicans do not support the minimum wage increase, conservatives are more open to altering the tax code. According to the right-wing Job Creators Network, an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit will benefit small businesses and workers at an entry-level.
Republicans’ opposition towards Biden’s federal minimum wage increase arrives as Democrats slam the incoming president’s spending package. According to the left, $1,400 stimulus payments for Americans need an increase to $2,000.
Analysts and pundits on both sides of the aisle believe that Biden will have a tough road ahead as president. Only time will tell the Biden administration’s impact upon the nation and its people.