Paying workers a living wage is the right thing to do – and it will also help fix St. Louis’s economy by putting much needed money into the hands of consumers, who will spend it on the basic things anyone needs to support a family.

Fast food workers, most of which are adults with a family to support, simply can’t survive on $7.35 an hour. They don’t make enough to cover basic needs – like food, health care, rent, and transportation. What’s worse, many workers are kept from working full-time so that their employers don’t have to cover their health care. It’s a shame that we let this happen here in St. Louis. And it has to stop.

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