How raising the minimum wage could impact small businesses

Even for a long-time business owner like Ken McCall of McCall's Sandwiches in Warner Robins, the pandemic served up some new challenges. He had to sacrifice his own income to make ends meet at times. Many employees stuck it out with him, but some did not. He says filling those voids hasn't been easy. He's afraid he's now losing potential workers to larger businesses, many of which either already pay higher wages or recently pledged to up their salaries. Employees at Buc-ee's, Target, and Amazon all start out making $15 an hour. Walmart raised wages to $11 and Hobby Lobby pledged to pay $17 an hour. Meanwhile, many of McCall's employees make at or near minimum wage. With talks in Washington D.C. about raising the minimum wage to anywhere from $10 to $15 an hour, McCall says he fears the consequences that would have for his business. Subscribe to 13WMAZ for exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRNf... 13WMAZ News is the #1 station for news and weather in the Central Georgia area, serving people in Dublin, Macon, Milledgeville and Warner Robins. Follow 13WMAZ on Social: Facebook:   / 13wmaz​   Instagram:   / ​   Visit Site: https://www.13wmaz.com