Posted on 03/27/2014 7:43:49 AM PDT by matt04
The state's minimum wage will increase to $10.10 per hour by 2017 under a controversial bill approved Wednesday by both the state Senate and the House of Representatives on largely party line votes.
The Senate passed the measure by 21 to 14, with all Republicans and one Democrat — Sen. Joan Hartley of Waterbury — voting no. One senator was absent.
The House vote was 87 to 54, and all 87 supporters were Democrats. Four House Democrats, including Representatives John Hampton of Simsbury and Joe Diminico of Manchester, joined with Republicans against the measure.
The bill would boost the wage from the current rate of $8.70 per hour to $10.10 in a series of steps over three years.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy intends to sign the bill Thursday at 6 p.m. at Café Beauregard, the New Britain restaurant where President Barack Obama ate lunch with Malloy and other New England governors three weeks ago before delivering a speech on hiking the wage.
"Increasing the minimum wage is not just good for workers, it's also good for business," Malloy said after the vote. "This modest increase will give working families a boost, and it will contribute to our economy by getting just a little more money into the pockets of people who will spend it in their communities.''
In a sign of the importance of the measure to the White House and the Democratic Party, Obama released a statement soon after the vote in Hartford that called upon Congress to do the same as Connecticut lawmakers.
(Excerpt) Read more at courant.com ...
Obama says jump and Malloy says how high. There is no question in my mind that Malloy intends to try to get a post in the Obama admin. He has done everything Obama wants.
Obama visits CT, demands Gun Control. CT passes Gun Control.
Obama visits CT, demands minimum wage hike. CT passes minimum wage hike.
“CT” is now short for “CommunisT.”
Automation will reduce the number of workers needed, and reduce the food choices.
Liberals actually believe that wealth can be legislated into existence. Their economic ignorance and hostility to productive capitalism is the prime reason America in general and the Northeast in particular is declining as an economic power.
It’s not meant to “help” anyone except to the unemployment line and onto the dole so that they can be good little RAT voters for millenia...
minimum wage will increase to $10.10 per hour by 2017
It will give the Dems time to Delay Delay Delay ,Obamacare Syndrome
Interesting map of how each representative/senator voted.
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-map-of-minimum-wage-votes-20140326,0,518624.htmlstory
Luckily, mine were in the no column.
This makes blue states even less competitive. Good for the red states.
That's because democrats have no problem spending everyone elses money.
If a democrat had to pay for any of this themselves, they'd be screaming bloody murder right now.
Close down businesses. Destroy jobs. These (most) of the local (useful) idiots don’t get it and never will. But their masters in the “regime “ get it. It is part of the continuing destruction of America.
Fascists, pure and simple.
Obama came to CT recently to give a speech to raise the minimum wage. No doubt the Dems were told to vote yes to make Dear Leader look good.
Cheapskates!! Why not make it $50.00 per hour and then all could vacation at the Cape or ski in the mountains? $10.00 is slave wages. Hell, make it $100.00!
Hmmm. When people start to get laid off and stores close, watch them delay it in 2105 for political reasons, such as the 2016 elections.
The most ignorant in America is the communists. CT is over loaded in its government. Communists never learn that forcing employers to increase wages forces smaller hours, layoffs, and price increases. Which one do they prefer? Watch communists minds at work.
It’s not meant to “help” anyone ...
Yes it is, all unionized workers benefit. What we need is a freeper in the know to post the impact on unions CT will suffer from.
It would be a good investment. No obomacare costs, no unions, no minimum wage crap, no pregnancy leaves or sick days, no vacation pay, no retirement package, no SS or medicaid payments, etc.
Today, a business would be crazy not to use the technology now available to them. The technology available now is awesome. The local WalMart has an automatic check out machine for people who don't want to bother with delays. Fast food would move twice as fast. Ticket sellers would be yesterdays news.
Because of the vote buying politicians, I can see a world where no one wants to hire a politically purchased human. It would be 100% understandable, and no honest person could blame them for it.
In the past I would have been against mass automation, but today the thieving politicians are leaving people with no other choice.
This will leave a mark ($10.10 X 2080 hr = $21K).
Illustrative individual mandate penalties for a single individual with no dependents:
• In 2014, those with income above the filing threshold ($10,000 in 2013) but at or
below $19,500 will pay the $95 flat amount, those with income above $19,500
and below the cap at the national average premium for bronze-level coverage will
pay 1% of applicable income;
• In 2015, those with income above the filing threshold ($10,000 in 2013) but at or
below $26,250 will pay the $325 flat amount, and those with income above
$26,250 and below the cap at the national average premium for bronze-level
coverage will pay 2% of applicable income;
• In 2016, those with income above the filing threshold ($10,000 in 2013) but at or
below $37,800 will pay the $695 flat amount, and those with income above
$37,800 and below the cap at the national average premium for bronze-level
coverage will pay 2.5% of applicable income.
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