@return2ozma to politics • 2 months agoCalifornia voters to consider raising minimum wage to $18 with Proposition 32abc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square11arrow-up164arrow-down15cross-posted to: californiaworkreform
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia voters to consider raising minimum wage to $18 with Proposition 32abc7.com@return2ozma to politics • 2 months agomessage-square11cross-posted to: californiaworkreform
minus-squareJesuslink4•2 months agoI don’t know why we don’t just peg minimum wage to inflation or county cost of living metrics. Fighting over this every few years is dumb.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-22 months agoSince 2023, it is tied to the CPI-W in California. Other blue states are stating to do the same It makes pushes to raise it further like this a bit more meaningful in the long run too
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoSame reason why there’s a flight over the debt ceiling every few months. Hawks want the fight so they throw the economy into turmoil to get it their way.
I don’t know why we don’t just peg minimum wage to inflation or county cost of living metrics. Fighting over this every few years is dumb.
Since 2023, it is tied to the CPI-W in California. Other blue states are stating to do the same
It makes pushes to raise it further like this a bit more meaningful in the long run too
Same reason why there’s a flight over the debt ceiling every few months. Hawks want the fight so they throw the economy into turmoil to get it their way.
At the state or city level though?