[BPt111]

McDonald workers going make $22 hourly in California next year so should CT follow the lead increase our wage to $17.50 next year ?


https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/...6731662413619/

[Henry10]

So the question is — should the state Govt in CT force private employers to pay its at-will workers more? Only subjects subservient to the state can think that this is a valid question. Entire thing is wrong premise

[Stepfordct]

Originally Posted by BPt111

McDonald workers going make $22 hourly in California next year so should CT follow the lead increase our wage to $17.50 next year ?


https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/...6731662413619/

Why don't we just make it $100/ hr!?
Inflation much?
Obviously the $10.10 mandate that Obama wanted, that Malloy copied. Just causes inflation.
This was all predictable.

Honestly Newsom in California has aspirations to be President. Think this really just a political move.
Ever since Bernie Sanders got a lot of traction with raising min wage, everyone else copied him
They all have tried to put Bernie, Bernie. They all mocked him at first. Then saw his poll numbers and co opted his message.
All bunch of fakes.....

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by BPt111

McDonald workers going make $22 hourly in California next year so should CT follow the lead increase our wage to $17.50 next year ?


https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/...6731662413619/

Not only that but it’s just a matter of time before CT does the gas car ban thing. That’s a layup. CT blue is growing another shade darker by the day.

[mdovell]

Minimum wages are not problems for large companies. In fact I would argue that they do want minimum wages to go up because they can't afford to pay them. The problem is your small to mid-sized businesses are getting hit left and right. It's not always the government's fault but your higher energy prices, higher taxes, higher Healthcare all adds up and it makes it harder to expand.

[Henry10]

Look, Govt is a great human creation. It is supposed to do some specific things, it has a job description. It's just that many subjects in CT want it to be the cure of all ills.

I find very condescending to the those workers that they are so stupid and inept that they can't improve their own lives themselves, but they need the Govt to get more money!!

[CTartist]

Originally Posted by BPt111

McDonald workers going make $22 hourly in California next year so should CT follow the lead increase our wage to $17.50 next year ?


https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/...6731662413619/

This is why I am an Independent. No one is paying attention to the math.

$15 an hour is probably a good idea in Fairfield & Litchfield counties. I think that the lower wage counties in CT should be less though.

$15 x 40 hrs = $600.........Yearly $31,200. So the $31,200 is per capita for the year.

Per Capita Income by County
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._capita_income
1 Fairfield...........$48,295 ($31,200 is about 65% of the median per capita income)
2 Litchfield..........$45,848 ($31,200 is about 68% of the median per capita income)
3 Tolland.............$41,108
Connecticut..........$36,775
4 Middlesex..........$35,848
5 Hartford............$33,151
6 New London.......$32,888
7 New Haven........$31,720
8 Windham.......... $26,585

For the 5 counties that are under $36,000 per capita $15 an hour is too high IMO. It should be interesting to see what happens in CT. I am thinking $15 an hour should wipe out poverty in the working population of CT.

I am also thinking that $15 an hour should sharply dimmish all the subsides working people get from the state. Let's look at food stamps.

Monthly Income Limits for Food Assistance.
https://portal.ct.gov/DSS/SNAP/Suppl...AP/Eligibility
Household
Size
1..................$1,986
2..................$2,686
3..................$3,386
4..................$4,085
5..................$4,785

[mdovell]

Technically it doesn't matter how much you make or spend but how you balance it. I know a man that divorced his wife because she ran up I think 75K in credit card debt (he paid 10K) got married and then she ran up another 25K. Supposedly she didn't make much but her friend was a lawyer and they went out shopping all the time.

Older generations knew the value of a dollar which is why you didn't see as much for consumption. Furniture lasted generations, people knew how to cook and reused anything.

The trouble I see with some proposed higher wages is frankly it might not attract as many people as they might think. Taking a crappy job and adding a few more dollars an hour still means it's a crappy job. Where does the job go in another five to ten years? Self checkout and apps along with delivery will probably get rid of cashiers. Vocational training can help but it depends if they really want to do the work.

Regional minimum wages might work better in CT rather than a state one. The cost of living in FFC is much higher than in other areas. Say if it was $18 an hour there but $15 outside of it.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by CTartist

This is why I am an Independent. No one is paying attention to the math.

$15 an hour is probably a good idea in Fairfield & Litchfield counties. I think that the lower wage counties in CT should be less though.

$15 x 40 hrs = $600.........Yearly $31,200. So the $31,200 is per capita for the year.

Per Capita Income by County
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._capita_income
1 Fairfield...........$48,295 ($31,200 is about 65% of the median per capita income)
2 Litchfield..........$45,848 ($31,200 is about 68% of the median per capita income)
3 Tolland.............$41,108
Connecticut..........$36,775
4 Middlesex..........$35,848
5 Hartford............$33,151
6 New London.......$32,888
7 New Haven........$31,720
8 Windham.......... $26,585

For the 5 counties that are under $36,000 per capita $15 an hour is too high IMO. It should be interesting to see what happens in CT. I am thinking $15 an hour should wipe out poverty in the working population of CT.

I am also thinking that $15 an hour should sharply dimmish all the subsides working people get from the state. Let's look at food stamps.

Monthly Income Limits for Food Assistance.
https://portal.ct.gov/DSS/SNAP/Suppl...AP/Eligibility
Household
Size
1..................$1,986
2..................$2,686
3..................$3,386
4..................$4,085
5..................$4,785

19 hourly in FFC Stamford- Stratford corridor and Shelton-Danbury 18 hourly
17 hourly from Milford to Madison shoreline
15 stateside

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Henry10

So the question is — should the state Govt in CT force private employers to pay its at-will workers more? Only subjects subservient to the state can think that this is a valid question. Entire thing is wrong premise

This question was decided a long time ago when the minimum wage laws were established. There is a long history of employers taking advantage of workers which sadly continues to this day. You can argue what that minimum wage should but you certainly can’t deny it is needed. Jay