The House Ways and Means Committee yesterday approved a modest package of tax breaks for restaurants and small businesses that would be affected by an increase in the federal minimum wage, breaking a logjam with the Senate that has delayed passage of one of the Democrats' top legislative priorities. (Washington Post, Tuesday)
Who'd have thought the government would still be setting wages in the 21st century?
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