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Note: I am an excerpt of this article since some of the other portions of the article from the Associated Press are the traditional right-wing arguments used by opponents of minimum wage increases that don't bear repeating. One of the most helpful pieces of information from the article was the graphic posted at the end of this thread.Seattle's largest employers will have to pay workers at least $16 an hour starting Tuesday. In New York City, many businesses will have to pay at least $15 an hour as of Monday. That's more than twice the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour.
A variety of other new state laws also take effect Tuesday. Those include revisions to sexual harassment policies stemming from the #MeToo movement, restrictions on gun sales following deadly mass shootings and revamped criminal penalties as officials readjust the balance between punishment and rehabilitation.
The state and local wage laws come amid a multi-year push by unions and liberal advocacy groups to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour nationwide. Few are there yet, but many states have ratcheted up wages through phased-in laws and adjustments for inflation.
The complete article is at https://www.cullmantimes.com/news/prices-rise-as-the-minimum-wage-increases-in-several-states/article_d5bd25c6-0d33-11e9-88e7-63ad8a50dd81.html .
eppur_se_muova
(36,261 posts)lapucelle
(18,252 posts)Andrew Cuomo has done a fine job of making good on this promise.
Happy New Year!
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)in various states to the minimum wage? Should states with a higher cost of living increase the minimum wage proportionately to reflect that number?
TexasTowelie
(112,150 posts)How dare you ask me questions while I'm indulging in my NYE buzz and still awake.
No, I didn't encounter any chart with the information you requested. However, a $15/hour jobwould be considered one of the better paying ones where I live.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And made that the centerpiece of the debate.
TexasTowelie
(112,150 posts)See post #5 for my reaction.
And if we are going to allow replacements in the headline, I wouldn't mind seeing "universal basic income" instead. If we're going to dream, then dream big. That also eliminates the argument over whether the increase in the minimum wage will hurt small businesses.
Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)Knowing that they would have trouble finding people to flip burgers if they only paid the minimum wage.