they lobby against it saying that they will lose workers and some will have to close if the minimum wage goes up - yea right
FACTS current federal rate is $ 5.15
washington state is $ 7.63 now
washington state has a lower cost of living than many states with the federal rate ( including the goods and services index )
2006-12-26 09:46:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
When is this supposed to take effect?
I moved to WA in 1990 because it was like 1/3 less to live here than in Boston.
Now, it is so expensive here and so over developed, it makes no difference, but we are stuck here because we are taxed to death in WA and receive very little for what we pay. We can't save a cent.... Even at $7.63, everything is really expensive so we are always broke.
2006-12-26 09:58:57 · answer #1 · answered by Jeezuss Jan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, liberals are. business passes costs along to the consumer...if you think the pelosi ites can pass all these tax and spend schemes like the minimum wage and the week FORCED sick leave and so on without an effect on the local standard of living, you are very sadly mistaken. the age old line goes there aint no such thing as a free lunch and as your taxes go up and your standard of living goes down you will understand. nice party but bottom line is you pay, whether you admit it or not.
2006-12-26 09:56:21 · answer #2 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The congress affords to raise their wages yearly without any of them losing their jobs over it.
Increasing wages can improve productivity. It's easy to deny something by looking only at the con's, especially when it deals with money. We're a capitalist society, lots of things in our society will reflect that.
2006-12-26 09:55:47 · answer #3 · answered by π² 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they pass it on to the consumer
2006-12-26 09:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋