California passes $15 minimum wage by 2022

[believe007]

Gee so what happens to the people who
currently make $15 an hour there......?
Raises for everyone?

I don't care how they sugarcoat this.
People shouldn't be paid $15 an hour to
work at a fast food place

[MetroWord]

Originally Posted by believe007

Gee so what happens to the people who
currently make $15 an hour there......?
Raises for everyone?

I don't care how they sugarcoat this.
People shouldn't be paid $15 an hour to
work at a fast food place

I'd like to know (bolded portion), too.

I'm just curious. I am currently neither for nor against raising the minimum wage.

[Darrett]

Originally Posted by brodie734

COL in California is so different than Memphis that it's barely worth equating the two. $15 an hour is what you need to make in order to maintain half the rent in a $1000 per month apartment and a car payment while still having enough to eat.

Depends on the area. Remember that this is a statewide adjustment, meaning the Central Valley or the Northeast where cost of living is low is going to see a big impact.

[JennStar]

Originally Posted by helionprime

So the inevitable has happened. California becames the first state to implement $15 m.w. This is different from Seattle in which it only affected ONE city.

For high population urban areas like S.F and L.A., businesses may be able to absorb these costs, but does not account for less densely populated areas.

Your thoughts?


Minimum wage progression:
2017: $10.50
2018: $11.00
2019: $12.00
2020: $13.00
2021: $14.00
2022:$15.00

It's a step in the right direction, but it should have come sooner.
They need to get with the times and pay $15 an hour now rather than in 2022 because of the cost of living. If they wait that long, they will all move away since they cannot afford to live here, let alone work here.

[brodie734]

Originally Posted by believe007

I don't care how they sugarcoat this.
People shouldn't be paid $15 an hour to
work at a fast food place

Why not?

[Mr_Geek]

Originally Posted by brodie734

Why not?

I have my popcorn ready. But you say why not, I say why?

[brodie734]

Originally Posted by Mr_Geek

I have my popcorn ready. But you say why not, I say why?

I mean, when you say that they shouldn't be paid $15 an hour the implication is that you don't think that people who haven't attained certain educational or experience-related credentials should be paid a wage on which they can live. I don't think it's unreasonable to ask why someone would think that.