Did our California Governor do something about this? I thought I read an article that states that the minimum wage (in California) was going up to 7.50 an hour on or around Jan 1 2007 and then by Jan 1, 2008 it will be 8 an hour? Is this correct? I know some people think that if it goes up it is bad and will create unemployment, but that is not my question. I will save that for another day. Thanks!
2006-12-24 10:32:36 · 5 answers · asked by Beth 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB1835, which will raise the 2007 California minimum wage to $7.50 on January 1, 2007, and to $8 an hour on January 1, 2008.
2006-12-24 10:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by penpallermel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're almost right. The amounts are slightly different from what you suggested.
Current California min wage is $6.75/hr. The measures would increase minimum wage from $6.75 to $7.75 in two 50-cent steps, one on July 1, 2007 and the other on July 1, 2008. To keep up with inflation, the measures would then require a re-evaluation each Jan. 1.
2006-12-24 10:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by FrederickS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$7.50/hour is peanuts anywhere you live in America. Especially in California.
If you have a husband and wife both making double minimum wage($15/hr), full time, that equates to roughly $60K/year, which will not even qualify you to buy a starter home in Los Angeles.
Minimum wage is a joke. It should be at least $20/hr.
That would give one working person roughly $40K a year if they worked full time, which would enable them to at least rent a VERY cheap apartment and have a very, very basic standard of living.
In the end, that's what minimum wage should represent, a basic standard of living for every working person in this country.
Wall Street CEO's and other executives are raking in over $24 BILLION in bonues and gifts this year. That's right 24 with a 'B' for billion. It's nauseating how the gap between the haves and have nots continue to spiral out of control.
2006-12-24 10:40:27 · answer #3 · answered by summit_of_human_intellect 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to search the California government sites to find out. But I think it is going to be going up as a federal standard for the whole nation soon.
http://thomas.loc.gov/
2006-12-24 10:40:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know about that but if you go to www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america it might help.
2006-12-24 10:36:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋