Posted on 06/02/2015 11:50:14 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Los Angeles on Tuesday is set to take a final vote on becoming the latest big U.S. city to endorse a hike in the minimum wage.
The City Council is extremely likely to make the move, which has the endorsement of Mayor Eric Garcetti and comes two weeks after a 14-1 preliminary vote on the wage.
The vote would bring a $15-an-hour wage by 2020—more than double the current federal minimum. …
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Aw come on you cheapskates-make it an even $100!!! Slavedrivers!!! /s;)
Great news for the robot business.
How much will the robot maintainers get paid?
Yep and these companies will buy robots from factories in China that pay a few dollars a day.
Assuming anyone continues to patronize those companies once the ranks of unemployed swell larger.
Just as long as the loot comes out of the City Council’s pockets.
God luck Angelenos with your foray into economic La-La land.
No unintended consequences here.
Illegal alien full employment.
Another day, another tax hike.
“How much will the robot maintainers get paid?”
They’ll be independent contractors paid on a 1099. The entire workforce will soon be independent “consultants” who work when there is work and collect EBT when there isn’t.
I no longer tip in any city with a $15 minimum wage. Instead, I leave a nice note explaining why and how it helps them stay employed, as it lowers my (i.e., the customers’) cost.
I no longer tip in any city with a $15 minimum wage. Instead, I leave a nice note explaining why and how it helps them stay employed, as it lowers my (i.e., the customers’) cost.
They need everyone to make at least 15 dollars an hour so they can pay their water bill.
They must know the damage this will cause.
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