Considering it would be $24 if it kept up with the economy since its peak, we should be very skeptical of this. It lets them end the debate once and for all if they can point to an automatic inflation adjustment.

We don’t need to return to the peak time for labor, but $15 still doesn’t cut it in most of the country. Even in West Virginia with the lowest cost of living, you need $15.10/hour at a full time job to properly budget for an apartment.. The plan to give only $15, after 4 more years of inflation making $15 worth less.