Posted on 02/19/2020 2:43:18 PM PST by cann
A Vermont bill that proposed increasing the state’s hourly minimum wage was vetoed Feb. 10, 2020, by Gov. Phil Scott (R).
The measure (S. 23) proposed raising the minimum wage to $11.75 from $10.96 on Jan. 1, 2021, and to $12.55 on Jan. 1, 2022.
Scott, in statement, said an analysis showed that a higher minimum wage would lead to job losses, decreased employee hours, and increased costs for goods and services.
To override the veto, a two-thirds majority vote is needed in both legislative chambers, each of which has a Democratic majority.
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How did the People’s Republic of Vermont elect a GOP governor?
And one with a backbone!
Are pigs flying over Vermont?
How did the People’s Republic of Vermont elect a GOP governor?
2 posted on 2/19/2020, 2:54:36 PM by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: Vigilanteman
How did the People’s Republic of Vermont elect a GOP governor?
And one with a backbone!
3 posted on 2/19/2020, 3:03:44 PM by BwanaNdege ( Experience is the best teacher)
The Pigs in the VT’s upper chambers will veto his move....
The other choice was a tyranny. Not joking.
We didn’t, he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Every once in a while a squirrel gets a nut. Workers are leaving this state in droves, he’s putting a bandaid on a femoral bleed.
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