Connecticut becomes first state to pass $10.10 minimum wage (dollars, states, voters)

[All American NYC]

With partisan votes on a pocketbook issue that the White House and Connecticut Democrats hope will mobilize voters this fall, the General Assembly voted Wednesday for legislation that would raise the state's $8.70 minimum wage to $10.10 by January 2017.

By 2017 $10.10 will be worth less than $8.70 today. The biggest problem is that the minimum wage in real dollars has been falling for decades.

[urbanlife78]

That is awesome, hopefully more states will follow. I imagine Washington and Oregon will be the next states to do something like this.

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

That is awesome, hopefully more states will follow. I imagine Washington and Oregon will be the next states to do something like this.

And the price of all of their goods, and their taxes will go up, just as it has every other time they raise the minimum wage...which leaves those on minimum wage exactly where they already were.

And then we lose even more jobs.

Yes, what a win.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by Three Wolves In Snow

And the price of all of their goods, and their taxes will go up, just as it has every other time they raise the minimum wage...which leaves those on minimum wage exactly where they already were.

And then we lose even more jobs.

Yes, what a win.

Then how do you explain when those things go up even though minimum wage didn't go up? You are assuming minimum wage is somehow tied to the increase of goods and taxes, there are other factors that have a much greater effect.

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

By 2017 $10.10 will be worth less than $8.70 today. The biggest problem is that the minimum wage in real dollars has been falling for decades.

How is a person supposed to raise a family on $10 an hour?

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

Then how do you explain when those things go up even though minimum wage didn't go up? You are assuming minimum wage is somehow tied to the increase of goods and taxes, there are other factors that have a much greater effect.

But it does factor in. You cannot say it has no effect on prices.
And most low wage workers make above min wage anyway.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by OICU812

How is a person supposed to raise a family on $10 an hour?

Anybody making $10 an hour better be single or a spouse that works and have the village raise the child.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by OICU812

How is a person supposed to raise a family on $10 an hour?

Maybe in the 1950's it would have took one person to work in a household, but ever since we went off the Gold standard we've experience massive inflation.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

But it does factor in. You cannot say it has no effect on prices.
And most low wage workers make above min wage anyway.

If most low wage workers make above minimum wage now, then it would have little effect on prices.

[s1alker]

Originally Posted by OICU812

How is a person supposed to raise a family on $10 an hour?

You don't. You hold off until you can gain the skills required to command a higher wage. Not sure why so many think they're entitled to try to start a family when they cannot pay for it.