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babsbunny

(8,441 posts) Thu Sep 12, 2013, 08:23 PM Sep 2013

California Legislature raises minimum wage to $10 an hour

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/state&id=9237487

Thursday, September 12, 2013

AP DON THOMPSON

FRESNO, Calif. -- California's minimum wage would rise to $10 an hour within three years under a bill that is all but certain to head to Gov. Jerry Brown, giving the state one of the highest statewide rates in the nation.

Washington state currently has the top minimum wage, at $9.19 an hour, an amount that is pegged to rise with inflation. Some cities, including San Francisco, have set higher minimum wages.

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California Legislature raises minimum wage to $10 an hour (Original Post) babsbunny Sep 2013 OP

Sounds like this would be a great friendly competition. See who can have the highest minimum wage. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #1

There is supposed to be a belief among businesses that Calif. Left Coast2020 Sep 2013 #2

liberal_at_heart

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1. Sounds like this would be a great friendly competition. See who can have the highest minimum wage.

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 08:47 PM

Sep 2013

I'd love to see WA set a higher minimum wage. We can't let CA have the highest minimum wage. That's our distinction. I know Seattle is considering a $15/hr minimum wage. Now, to get the state to do that.

Left Coast2020

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2. There is supposed to be a belief among businesses that Calif.

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:42 PM

Sep 2013

is trying to drive business out. Yet, Los Angeles and the bay area have the markets that business needs to thrive. The times are changing for a livable wage.

I guess the business community is, in reality, selfish.

Go Figure.

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