For Immediate Release
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Contact: Sasha Grodsky
sasha@patrioticmillionaires.org
202-446-0489
Patriotic Millionaires on the $15 Minimum Wage in MA: “It’s Just the Right Thing”
“Smart capitalists know that in order to thrive, a consumer economy like ours needs customers with money to spend”
Boston, MA – This afternoon, following the announcement that the Massachusetts Legislature has agreed to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023 the Patriotic Millionaires issued the following statement:
“There has never been a more critical time to raise the minimum wage. Smart capitalists know that in order to thrive, a consumer economy like ours needs customers with money to spend. Raising the minimum wage will put more money in the pockets of people who will spend it. That spending will create jobs which in turn will fuel more demand. Not only did the Massachusetts legislature make the right moral decision today, they also made the economically sound one.” said Morris Pearl, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and former managing director BlackRock Inc.
“Employers succeed when low-income people and families have more money to reinvest in the economy. Businesses see tangible benefits when they pay their employees more – a phenomenon we have seen in the states, counties, and municipalities that have raised the minimum wage. Massachusetts has just taken a huge step forward in investing in the economic future of all of its residents.” said Patriotic Millionaire Amelie Ratliff, of Cambridge, MA
For further comments or questions, please contact Sasha Grodsky at sasha@patrioticmillionaires.org.
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