"Mamdani's campaign has noted that the city is effectively subsidizing low-wage employers by failing to establish a livable minimum wage, forcing New York City residents to rely on public benefits to get by."
"The city's current hourly minimum wage is $16.50- nowhere close to a living wage."
"Mamdani's opponents in the mayoral race, disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, voiced opposition to Mamdani's plan, with Sliwa calling it a "fantasy" and Cuomo rejecting the proposed $30 minimum as "too high" and "another tax on corporations.""
""Discussions of a $30 minimum wage in New York City are not superfluous-they reflect the very real needs of working people throughout the city,' EPI's Sebastian Martinez Hickey wrote in August."
Mamdani proposes raising New York City's minimum wage incrementally to $30 an hour by 2030, then tying future increases to cost-of-living or worker productivity. The proposal would require approval by lawmakers. The campaign says the city subsidizes low-wage employers by failing to set a livable minimum wage, forcing residents to rely on public benefits. The current hourly minimum wage is $16.50, which is far below a living wage. Opponents Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa oppose the plan, calling it unrealistic, too high, or a corporate tax. Cuomo supports raising the wage to $20 by 2027, matching the proposal's first phase.
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