[latina4dubya]

when did Seattle go to $15 an hour? wasn’t the plan just announced about a month ago? i had not realized it was already happening...

[Dilbert San Diego]

This is in the Seattle surburban town of Seatac, not the city of Seattle. They raised their minimum wage in Seatac a while ago, so we are seeing the real world impact of it now.

[NonValueAdded]

SeaTac did this, Seattle is working on it still.

[thirst4truth]

They are doing this by city. The city of Sea-Tac has implemented its $15 an hour, the city of Seattle is debating it.

[Bailee]

You know if the liberals think 15/hour is good for the economy.

Then why not 20/hour or 50/hour or even 1000/hour.

[Steve_Seattle]

"When did Seattle go to $15 an hour? wasn’t the plan just announced about a month ago? i had not realized it was already happening..."

The city council is voting on it today, and it will pass (it passed 7-0 in committee). It goes into effect next April, but I think it is phased-in over three years with different timetables for corporations and small businesses, and different rules for minors.

I think it very well might jeopardize my son's job and my girlfriend's job. My son works in Seattle Seahawks merchandising, and this law plus Obamacare might cause them to outsource the entire merchandising operation, as is done by most teams. My girlfriend works for a small business that might not be able to afford the minimum wage requirement without cutting staff.