NEWS: US media – Democrats abandon backup plan on $15 per hour minimum wage hike March 01, 2021 at 01:53AM

The backup plan, plan ‘B’, was to hike pay for minimum wage workers through tax penalties on corporations.
The Washington Post, citing two unnamed sources, report that plan B has been shelved:

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The backup plan, plan ‘B’, was to hike pay for minimum wage workers through tax penalties on corporations.
The Washington Post, citing two unnamed sources, report that plan B has been shelved: