Posted on 02/14/2019 5:47:02 PM PST by Olog-hai
Illinois legislators moved quickly Thursday to deliver one of new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s top campaign promises, a gradual hike in the statewide minimum wage from $8.25 to $15 an hour — more than double the pay floor that most of its Midwestern neighbors require.
The state House voted 69-41 to send the Senate-approved plan to Pritzker, who watched the roll call from the House floor. He’d urged lawmakers to send him the legislation before next Wednesday, when he announces his first budget plan.
Republicans lashed out at Democrats for refusing to compromise and pushing too fast, particularly because the first wage increase wouldn’t occur until January. […]
During more than two hours of debate Thursday, Republicans, who have long criticized high costs on business in the form of workers’ compensation insurance and property taxes, complained the steep and costly wage ramp is another impediment to commerce. They argue it will cost jobs in a state where statistics show more than 60 percent of residents live within 40 miles of a state border. …
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Make it $50/hour, and then everyone can be above-average.
Don’t know if anyone mentioned this before, but I wonder if part of the fallout of raising the minimum is to not necessarily reduce the company’s workforce, but maybe they’ll lay off the Americans and turn around and hire an illegal who will work for $4.00/hr cash.
Not that the Democrats care about the American worker anyway...
Good news for my homies back in the Hoosier State!
Illinois need revenue for their failing public pensions. This is low hanging fruit.
Looks like Illinois is becoming a socialist wasteland.
Illinios residents need to expect higher prices and layoffs...
Anything the dems can do to hurt President Trump’s robust economy....
Get ready for the $20.00 Big Mac.
kiosks
It isn’t the pensions, it’s the high cost of ammo.
The unions paid for this.
Seattle increased min wage to $15 and city revenues are DOWN all city departments are on stringent budgets.
Stuck on stupid.
The return of Progressive financial “self flagellation”!!!
Move the Capitol there. Turn Va. red again. Chicago. They’ll get their exercise dodging bullets.
And they’ll be rewarded with far lower membership than ever. Even in the public sector.
Other non-Dem regions will improve dramatically, balancing it out (and most likely resulting in an overall improvement for the nation); and the Dems will have cut off their noses to spite their faces.
What do they do about people who are already making $15? Will they get a raise, or will they suddenly have a minimum wage job?
Excellent! The more people they can put out of business and drive to America the better.
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