[wma152]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Connecticut has pretty much always been proactive with minimum wages. We are usually well above the Federal level and usually one of the first to increase. Historically, the minimu wage is significantly lower than it was in the past when adjusted for inflations. Quite frankly, our major corporations have taken advantage of its workers for the past ten years with the policies implemented under the Bush administration and then the excuses used during the last downturn in the economy. In general most major companies are sitting on likes of cash and not doing anything to help the economy. Not that this is a reason but it is time they gave a little back to the country. JMHO, Jay

Historically malloy just had the highest tax increase, so in a couple of years from now, you are okay with another largest tax increase again, because historically we just had one.

[EricS39]

Originally Posted by wma152

Historically malloy just had the highest tax increase, so in a couple of years from now, you are okay with another largest tax increase again, because historically we just had one.

Malloy is the good guy here

[HeadedWest]

Originally Posted by EricS39

Any state wage mandate that forces McDonald's, KFC and Taco Bell to close is good as far as I'm concerned. Their products are giving people cancer and unless they deliver quality foods worth dispensing $10.10 per worker then I don't need them screwing over young people whose services can be better placed in other ventures besides flipping those awful Big Mac burgers.

You might enjoy living in North Korea.

[EricS39]

No I am very happy in Connecticut. I love the freedom and happiness we get under Governor Malloy

Governor Malloy is a good force in this state.

Wait till there's a staunch rightwing Governor of Connecticut one day who forms a fascist regime and deports Connecticut undesireables to work camps and uses Metro-North to deport people to Ghettos and incarcerates people for being suspected of communist sympathies and then you will be crying for the happy golden days of Malloy who let the state be free for all to share and smile. It will be sad when the state goes rightwing if it ever does, real sad.

[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by EricS39

No I am very happy in Connecticut. I love the freedom and happiness we get under Governor Malloy

Governor Malloy is a good force in this state.

Wait till there's a staunch rightwing Governor of Connecticut one day who forms a fascist regime and deports Connecticut undesireables to work camps and uses Metro-North to deport people to Ghettos and incarcerates people for being suspected of communist sympathies and then you will be crying for the happy golden days of Malloy who let the state be free for all to share and smile.

We had a fascist. We sent him sailing on a bar of soap back to Greenwich.

[Lalalally]

Originally Posted by EricS39

No I am very happy in Connecticut. I love the freedom and happiness we get under Governor Malloy

Governor Malloy is a good force in this state.

Wait till there's a staunch rightwing Governor of Connecticut one day who forms a fascist regime and deports Connecticut undesireables to work camps and uses Metro-North to deport people to Ghettos and incarcerates people for being suspected of communist sympathies and then you will be crying for the happy golden days of Malloy who let the state be free for all to share and smile. It will be sad when the state goes rightwing if it ever does, real sad.

Easy there with the right wing fascist regime claims. The two times in our nation's history that "undesirable"citizens were forceably removed and sent away to camps, happened to take place under the direction of the other side, and it's nothing to joke about...

[bobtn]

Originally Posted by EricS39

This is a good jobless rate. A McDonald's job is not value added to our state. It is supporting something that isn't good for people to consume and their minds are capable of much more. The McDonald's job is the problem itself because it makes them complacent in doing the same job till they die and disincentivizes them to really capitalize on their real god-given abilities in life.

Nonsense, and I'm not a fast food fan. Motivation comes from within each of us; some are motivated, some aren't, and the environment they work in at any given time cannot define it. 35 years ago, the vast majority of the kids working with me at Stop & Shop educated themselves, and moved on to better things. It was not a function of the grocery store we happened to work in for a very small portion of our youth.

[nep321]

The bottom line is that the minimum wage of $10.10 will be good for businesses AND consumers AND laborers.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by BPt111

No small Business coming to CT lol Not even a New Chicken spot that growing fast


Look at the locations Chick-Fil is outnumbering KFC





http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chick-...151835949.html

Originally Posted by Mr_250

I'm sorry, but that's wrong. There is one built (90% complete) in Brookfield and another planned for Enfield.

http://enfield.patch.com/groups/busi...ns-for-enfield

FYI, I wouldn't call Chick-Fil-A a "Small business." Last year, EACH location made $3.2M (1,700 locations).

Chick Fil A has a very religious conservative ownership and tends to avoid "blue" areas (note how few are in the upper Midwest for example in addition to New England). Also, they may simply have not expanded there yet (all of the NJ stores are in the southern half; the lone NY store is a special one inside the NYU campus). And I wouldn't call a chain that has over 600 locations in its 3 biggest states of business "small".

If it were simply due to minimum wage laws, they would be open on Sundays to maximize their profits, which they are not.

Not a good example......

[BPt111]

No, Connecticut Businesses Aren't Freaking Out About The New $10.10 Minimum Wage