Thursday, April 24, 2014

Seattle mayor to announce minimum wage plan | KING5.com Seattle

I think raising the minimum wage is a good idea, but it has to gradual where the businesses can handle the situation. First of all if minimum wage was to suddenly go up to $15 an hour some small mom and pop businesses would go out of business and other businesses that could afford to will probably relocate.

Those companies that stay in business will lay off some of the employees and prices will sky rocket. I believe that everyone deserves a living wage, and I think it is unfair that a mother has to work two jobs and the second job is to pay for child care so she can work the first job.

However we need to look at the people who employee these people a sudden raise to $15 will kill and reduce so many businesses the unemployment rate in Seattle will sky rocket.

Then of course it will spread to the smaller communities, say the towns on Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor businesses could no way afford any such raise. The K-Mart in Oak Harbor just closed there doors because of the lack of business. Think about the small businesses if this was to spread there.









Seattle mayor to announce minimum wage plan | KING5.com Seattle

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