Des Moines TV station tells impact of minimum wage hike on business


Here's something you don't often see from the MSM: A story on how an increase in the minimum wage will impact a small business. The CBS affiliate in Des Moines, KCCI, talks to the owner of two Dairy Queen franchises in the city about the increase, which takes effect in Iowa on April 1. Iowa minimum wage workers will be getting $6.20/hr., up $1.05. Stage two will take effect next January 1, when the minimum climbs to $7.25/hr.

Bart Warford says prices went up 5 to 7 percent on March 1, and may go up again when stage 2 kicks in.

I thought it was refreshing to see a member of the MSM feature this side of the story.

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http://www.kcci.com/...