Push for $25 minimum wage in Maryland has small businesses brace for economic fallout

MARYLAND (WBFF) — A proposal to raise the current $15 per hour minimum wage to $25 an hour has some small businesses predicting a catastrophic impact.

“It’s not sustainable. Small business can’t do this,” Gail Furman, owner of Max’s Taphouse in Fells Point, said.

Supporters argue that the current wage is not enough to cover the high cost of living…

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