SAGE News Clips: "The Fight for $15"Description: "The Fight for $15" is soon to become a reality in California where business owners will be required to pay their employees $15 per hour by 2022. With costs of living growing ever higher around the nation, some California lawmakers hope this bill will decrease the gap between the wealthier classes and the state's two million working poor. Republican lawmakers and some small businesses fear that this increase from $10 per hour to $15 per hour will force small businesses out of business and may lessen the number of jobs.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 337 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following
questions:According to the video, which of the following is a factor that business owners struggle with around raising the minimum wage?
A. They think corporations will try to get around it and pay less.
B. They cannot raise the prices of goods to offset the wage increase because of competition from businesses without state borders such as Amazon.
C. They believe that their employees are not really doing $15 an hour work.
D. They believe it will make their employees less motivated.
Answer: B
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