Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I myself think this is not a good idea.
People rallying for $15.00 minimum wage.
Another what about me agenda that is getting so gross here in America.
So many would fall victim to this high minumum wage.
Such as group homes who need 24 hour coverge.
Or the individual who stays at home and needs care 24 hours.
That included the overnight position.
I believe many will go under and people will suffer.
Wasn't minumum wage at one time considered your "first" job, then you worked your way up?
Not to live on.
Group leads push for $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis | Star Tribune
Group pushing for Minneapolis to join several other cities that have raised minimum wages.
The push to make Minneapolis’ minimum wage one of the highest in the nation is ramping up, as advocates rally this weekend with the leader of Seattle’s successful $15 minimum wage campaign.
Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant will headline an event Sunday organized by the group 15 Now, which has been gathering support for a $15 citywide minimum wage in Minneapolis. The rally and fundraiser will feature at least two members of the Minneapolis City Council who say they are supportive of creating a living wage but not yet ready to throw their support behind a specific dollar amount.
As advocates seize on momentum from the handful of other cities that have recently bumped up their wages, officials are also keeping an eye on legal battles brewing over wage increases passed in other cities. Officials say it’s possible such a move in Minneapolis could spark a court challenge, though the uncertainty doesn’t seem to be holding up the movement.
We all would suffer, especially small business owners, guys who are already working 60 hours a week and having to give up taking any pay some weeks so they can make payroll, now they are going to have to raise prices considerably, lay people off, or close the business.
Illegals. If Americans will do minimum wage jobs when the wage is higher then employers won't want to higher middle school educated foreign illiterates.
It's hard to work your way up when the only jobs available pay very little, require at least a B.S., and demand 5 years of experience. Raising the minimum wage helps a bit
I myself think this is not a good idea.
People rallying for $15.00 minimum wage.
Another what about me agenda that is getting so gross here in America.
So many would fall victim to this high minumum wage.
Such as group homes who need 24 hour coverge.
Or the individual who stays at home and needs care 24 hours.
That included the overnight position.
I believe many will go under and people will suffer.
Wasn't minumum wage at one time considered your "first" job, then you worked your way up?
Not to live on.
Group leads push for $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis | Star Tribune
Group pushing for Minneapolis to join several other cities that have raised minimum wages.
The push to make Minneapolis’ minimum wage one of the highest in the nation is ramping up, as advocates rally this weekend with the leader of Seattle’s successful $15 minimum wage campaign.
Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant will headline an event Sunday organized by the group 15 Now, which has been gathering support for a $15 citywide minimum wage in Minneapolis. The rally and fundraiser will feature at least two members of the Minneapolis City Council who say they are supportive of creating a living wage but not yet ready to throw their support behind a specific dollar amount.
As advocates seize on momentum from the handful of other cities that have recently bumped up their wages, officials are also keeping an eye on legal battles brewing over wage increases passed in other cities. Officials say it’s possible such a move in Minneapolis could spark a court challenge, though the uncertainty doesn’t seem to be holding up the movement.
This is about Minnesota, not America.
A new statewide minimum wage law that took effect last year will boost wages for employees of large companies to $9.50 per hour by 2016. The pay rate for smaller companies is less, increasing to $7.75 per hour next year.
Not knowing anything about the Minneapolis economy, I'm going to trust Minnesotans that $9.50 by 2016 is appropriate.
Will schools suffer?
Meaning our student's education will suffer?
There are a good number of jobs in the school system that hires below $15 and hour.
You do realize that these target amounts are reached gradually? Over several years? Any change in policy results in temporary inefficiency, but economies adjust. It's not the apocalypse. Nobody is going to suffer.
We all would suffer, especially small business owners, guys who are already working 60 hours a week and having to give up taking any pay some weeks so they can make payroll, now they are going to have to raise prices considerably, lay people off, or close the business.
Then raise prices, people making $15/hour can afford it.
The real winner would be the governments that collect the income and sales taxes, that makes me wonder about the real reason certain politicians support a higher minimum wage.
People doing jobs that aren't worth that much ie McD's and Burger King etc...employees will get a raise.
Prices will go even higher.
On the flipside it will force cheapskate employers who are underpaying their factory workers $8-$10 to pay them a livable wage.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
