Luddly Neddite
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Minimum Wage For Restaurant Servers Remains Stagnant For 20 Years Under Industry Lobbying
And, the right fought to keep it that way.
Really, there's no excuse for this. And no excuse for it to be a political issue. But it is.
And, the right fought to keep it that way.
The restaurant industry, led by the National Restaurant Association -- and its board chairman Herman Cain, who would later become the group's president -- successfully pressured lawmakers to have the minimum wage for tipped employees separated from the increase and kept at $2.13.
Really, there's no excuse for this. And no excuse for it to be a political issue. But it is.