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Montgomery County’s $15 minimum wage bill signed into law
Washington ComPost ^ | 11/13/17 | Rachel Siegel

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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TOPICS: Government; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: maryland; minimumwage; montgomerycounty
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To: markomalley

Erwin Rommel would find the upcoming Food Desert, quite impressive.


21 posted on 11/13/2017 5:47:52 PM PST by Salvavida (The Missouri citizen's militia sends its regards.)
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To: lizma2

I lived there in a former life, do not miss it any.


22 posted on 11/13/2017 5:51:05 PM PST by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: lizma2
We’re also a sanctuary county. Almost all the rape are by guys from El Salvador (MS-13).

LOL. C'mon, the best food is in Langley Park ;)

I already do all my shopping in Virginia.(lower tax and no bag tax!!)

Agreed on the bag tax. Haven't shopped in Monkey County since they implemented that stupid bag tax. Personally go to Howard County (far closer).

But sales tax cheaper in VA? Pretty much every place in NOVA the sales tax is 6%, just like MD. You've got to go pretty far south to get a lower (5.3%) tax rate.

23 posted on 11/13/2017 5:54:36 PM PST by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Actually quite a few!!!!....Entry level manual labor mostly....But what I love about it is how many kids thank me as they move on after I have taught them some things....
And BTW...How many have u created?....Ill bet you 10 to 1 you made more off of each of your employees than I did....If in fact you ever gave ANYONE a job....
24 posted on 11/13/2017 5:55:07 PM PST by M-cubed
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

and union wages..

many of those are tied to the min-wage.


25 posted on 11/13/2017 6:10:58 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: phormer phrog phlyer

I understand totally.

Grew up in a cornfields in Illinois and Indiana.

Moved here 30 years ago. I still can’t accept the selfishness and stupidity here. Moving out as soon as I can. Understand why you don’t miss it.

But where did you go? Thought I go to VA but they have turned! NOVA is part of the swamp and rules the state.


26 posted on 11/13/2017 6:11:56 PM PST by lizma2
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To: Chode

many of them were not allowed to run one due to health codes and other government BS.


27 posted on 11/13/2017 6:12:41 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: Osage Orange

You may be right. Time will tell. By 2019, we could be seeing the affects of it with closing stores and layoffs.


28 posted on 11/13/2017 6:26:35 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: cableguymn
hell, they'd prolly lose money at it anyway
29 posted on 11/13/2017 6:30:30 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: markomalley
We’re also a sanctuary county. Almost all the rape are by guys from El Salvador (MS-13).

Got this info from a detective on the M.C. sexual assault squad. It's not a joke.

But sales tax cheaper in VA?

I depends what you are buying! And I've got friends in the far south

Lighten up. Life is short. I like your posts. Almost always agree with you. Don't think its fair if the first time I do you call me out on the carpet.

I respect you. Can we keep it that way? Your call.

30 posted on 11/13/2017 6:33:38 PM PST by lizma2
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To: markomalley

Alright, an upfront warning of future deteriorating economy of Maryland ... start closing up and moving out.


31 posted on 11/13/2017 6:34:51 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: M-cubed

So you believe the government should dictate wages?


32 posted on 11/13/2017 6:37:56 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800><p><h1>NYC 9-11 Memorial 09/11/2016</h1>)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The purpose of the minimum wage is to price small businesses out of the market to the big-government/big-corporate/big-union criminal complex can have a monopoly.


And also to give raises to union workers on contracts that specify a certain wage above minimum wage.


33 posted on 11/13/2017 6:42:52 PM PST by lodi90
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To: lizma2
Lighten up. Life is short. I like your posts. Almost always agree with you. Don't think its fair if the first time I do you call me out on the carpet.

If you read something from me that seems far too serious, chances are, I'm being extremely facetious. (Thus my comment on Langley Park)

Seriously, though, on taxes, I was well and truly shocked when I first started working in Nova. I'd always been under the impression that it was so much cheaper than in MD (especially when I first started buying lunch in Arlington County...WTF is up with the 4% restaurant tax ON TOP OF the 6% sales tax? -- that's worse than even in the District)

(Note: the disgust is directed toward the county gov't, not toward you or any other FReeper...unless they're on the Arlington County Board of Supervisors)

34 posted on 11/13/2017 6:42:59 PM PST by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: lizma2

I am originally from an hour south of Indianapolis, currently live in a small town in WV. Summers are generally mild , winters can be a lot of snow, we are at 3100’.

Much slower pace of life, nearest Walmart is 45 min away, there is a local grocery and dollar store nearby. There are many options in the DC area for food and entertainment that are not available here, however the fishing, hunting skiing etc. is much better here.

May God bless you on your journey.


35 posted on 11/13/2017 6:45:47 PM PST by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hell NO!...where did u get that impression???????????


36 posted on 11/13/2017 6:48:12 PM PST by M-cubed
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To: napscoordinator

You may be right. Time will tell. By 2019, we could be seeing the affects of it with closing stores and layoffs.


Big biz will automate with robots and small businesses will close. Walmart is already testing restocking robots.


37 posted on 11/13/2017 6:49:00 PM PST by lodi90
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To: M-cubed

I have no idea what you meant when you said this: “Knowing that....the purpose of any new small business would be to make a fortune with less then 50 employees....” and I thought meant that you thought small businesses made fortunes at the expense of their employees. I obviously misunderstood.


38 posted on 11/13/2017 6:54:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800><p><h1>NYC 9-11 Memorial 09/11/2016</h1>)
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To: lizma2

Plus you can get your Sam’s Club coke in a real Styrofoam cup unlike in oh so trendy Montgomery County


39 posted on 11/13/2017 7:21:35 PM PST by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: markomalley; 100American; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; ...

And of course, the advocates want it statewide. They can s*** my b***s.

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


40 posted on 11/13/2017 9:02:12 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Environ-MENTAL-ism is MENTAL)
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