Rendell on Raising the Minimum Wage: ‘I Don’t Think It’s a Tough Call’

“You know, the chamber always says it's going to cost jobs, but that's never the case. I raised the minimum wage in Pennsylvania and we had three of the best job growth years after that that we've had in decades in Pennsylvania. When President Clinton raised the minimum wage, that was the same human cry, but it didn't happen. And I agree with Senator Hutchison, if you want to do a separate carve out for students who can be paid at a lower wage as opposed to adults who are trying to protect themselves and their families, that makes sense, that's reasonable. There ought to be grounds for reasonable compromise so we can begin to do something about the income inequality in this country."