Posted on 11/13/2017 4:52:31 PM PST by markomalley
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) signed legislation Monday that requires a $15-an-hour minimum wage starting in 2021 for businesses with at least 51 employees, and giving smaller businesses a bit more time to implement that wage.
The wealthy county is the first jurisdiction in Maryland, and the second in the region behind the District, to adopt a $15 minimum, which has become a central focus of the progressive movement in recent years. Leaders of the business community oppose the law and say it will put Maryland’s largest jurisdiction at a disadvantage compared to its suburban neighbors.
Advocates are vowing to use the legislation’s passage to renew their push for a statewide $15 minimum, noting that Montgomery is the only suburban U.S. jurisdiction to mandate the wage in a state that has not enacted a similar law statewide.
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More oppression of young minorities, the elderly, and supplemental income earners. All part of the plan to keep them down economically and dependent.
So sad they can’t see it, and think the government is doing it for their benefit
Micky D has already introduced ordering kiosks. I see small shops taking it on the chin soon.
maryland is THE Freak state...monkey county is the apex of freak. It is replete with LIBs, DIMs, government “workers”, retired government “workers”, illegal alien invaders, “dreamers”, ferals, homeless and other assorted losers. It is truly hopeless there . Escape while you still can do so .
“unless they’re on the Arlington County Board of Supervisors)” LOL!
#1, Maryland, is the least tax-friendly
https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/taxes/T054-S003-least-tax-friendly-states-in-us/index.html
Didn’t know about Arlington’s restaurant tax (yikes) but my restaurant burger just went up about 6 % or more.
We both live in anti-middle class states and counties.
I’m thinking Johnson City, TN looks nice. Love the mountains.
https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/taxes/T055-S001-kiplinger-tax-map/index.php
LOL -- I have seriously been looking at Bristol TN as a retirement location for several years now. Live in the no income tax, no property tax state and shop in a lower sales-tax state.
Hmmm.... Bristol has NASCAR (Been to 29 INDY 500 races but I could convert). Johnson City has mountains.
Decision, decisions. LOL!
I’ll be in both on next Wednesday.
Grew up in one of the more rural parts of it in the 60’s and 70’s. It was nice then.
Unrecognizable now, glad I’m in the mountains of New Mexico.
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