Jeff Bezos will raise wages for Amazon employees in the United States to $15 an hour. That's great. What's not so great is that he is also now trying to lobby the government to force that wage standard on other companies.
Amazon is free to pay its employees what it wants. That's how it should be.
In fact, raising wages is actually a good strategic move from the online retail giant. For one thing, Amazon faced pressure from employees and society for better conditions and better pay, drawing a spate of bad press. Amazon is also competing for workers since the economy is hot and unemployment low. Finally, the pay increase is likely calculated to offset attempted unionization efforts from Whole Foods employees since the chain was acquired by Amazon.
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