Commentry: Lawmakers should leave minimum wage law alone

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Working people in Washington won big time last fall with the passage of Initiative 1433 for higher minimum wage and paid sick leave.

While there were all sorts of troubling results from last fall’s elections, this initiative’s passage was not one of them. That’s why it is crazy to have read over the last month about some members of our Washington state Senate wasting seriously precious time trying to roll back this law. Shame on them. They should focus on real problems we face here in our state and not this kind of distraction.

Here in Snohomish County, the higher wage and paid sick leave law passed with nearly 58 percent approval. And our state is not the only place that made gains like this for workers; many laws like this have passed in cities and states across the nation in the last couple years. Why have we seen these policy changes emerging across the nation? Because people see income inequality as unfair and unjust and feel it needs to be addressed. And they know that the extra money for workers who were making a lower minimum wage last year will spend money that they earn right here in our local communities.

In Washington state we’re talking $1.50 more per hour as of Jan. 1, and it will increase in future years as well. And when working people have a few more dollars in their pocket every week they can take a little better care of themselves and their families.

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[caroldansen]

1. And they have more to spend which helps businesses and the economy.