Amazon garnered good will — and likely competitor panic — when it raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour. The company had long drawn public criticism for its lower-wage practices; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the “Stop BEZOS” bill, which would tax corporations with 500 or more workers for the full amount workers receive in government assistance benefits. Not long after that original announcement, however, Amazon announced it was balancing the increase by cutting some of the benefits it offers to its hourly workers.
