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Yikes, I wonder if there are going to be loopholes for small businesses because a lot of people are going to be unemployed.
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The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday that gradually increases the minimum wage in the city to $15, which would make it the highest in the nation.
The issue has dominated politics in the liberal municipality for months. Mayor Ed Murray, who was elected last year, had promised in his campaign to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. A newly elected socialist City Council member had pushed the idea as well.
"This legislation sends a message heard around the world: Seattle wants to stop the race to the bottom in wages and that we deplore the growth in income inequality and the widening gap between the rich and the poor," Councilmember Tom Rasmussen said.
It sounds like they are trying to allow a 3 year phase-in for small businesses, not sure what constitutes a small business in this case. Regardless of what one thinks of the policy I'm interested to see what happens over the next couple years.
1. This is a boon to the Unions that clearly run things in Seattle - Boeing is their biggest employer and Union wages go up anytime that the Minimum Wage increases.
2. This is a Seattle issue and maybe a Washington State issue - the people voted for this City Council and the people voted for their State and Federal politicians. They have decided to "roll the dice" and they will reap what they sow. It might work out well for them, but if it doesn't, then that is their problem with no Federal Bailouts.
History is NOT in their favor on raising the Minimum Wage - it inevitably causes unemployment. The GAO and US Budget office have reported this. Again ..... they rolled the dice, it's their decision.
1. This is a boon to the Unions that clearly run things in Seattle - Boeing is their biggest employer and Union wages go up anytime that the Minimum Wage increases.
2. This is a Seattle issue and maybe a Washington State issue - the people voted for this City Council and the people voted for their State and Federal politicians. They have decided to "roll the dice" and they will reap what they sow. It might work out well for them, but if it doesn't, then that is their problem with no Federal Bailouts.
History is NOT in their favor on raising the Minimum Wage - it inevitably causes unemployment. The GAO and US Budget office have reported this. Again ..... they rolled the dice, it's their decision.
Seattle.....is incredibly expensive to live there. $15 is reasonable....for Seattle. $10.10 is reasonable for the united states.
1. This is a boon to the Unions that clearly run things in Seattle - Boeing is their biggest employer and Union wages go up anytime that the Minimum Wage increases.
2. This is a Seattle issue and maybe a Washington State issue - the people voted for this City Council and the people voted for their State and Federal politicians. They have decided to "roll the dice" and they will reap what they sow. It might work out well for them, but if it doesn't, then that is their problem with no Federal Bailouts.
History is NOT in their favor on raising the Minimum Wage - it inevitably causes unemployment. The GAO and US Budget office have reported this. Again ..... they rolled the dice, it's their decision.
Why do you keep repeating the line that union wages are linked to minimum wage?
Prove it. not some opinion piece, but something really based on facts.
Heres a clue-very few union wages are linked to minimum wage.
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