Reasonable Minimum Wage Bill (Law'd)

[MaxQue]

There should be some sort of exclusionary clause for piece-rate places and other non-wage industries.

Well, for sure.

[MaxQue]

Yes

[MaxQue]

I think attaching it to the wage inflation is actually pretty fair.

How about a compromise like U.S. social security checks are run?

Let's tie the minimum wage to "wage inflation", but only if that number is equal or greater than 0, otherwise, it just stays the same.

I would tend to support this idea. As I told Marokai via PM I won't support a minimum wage that falls during deflationary times.

I would also support that by way of a compromise.

EDIT: I have amended the amendment

I still wish that penalties against wage violations were more harsh, but we can work on that.

Would everyone be fine with eliminating Clause 2, though? I regret writing that, and I know at least one or two others have voiced objections to me privately about it.

Yes, I would have proposed it anyways after that amendment.

[MaxQue]

     Freezing the minimum wage in times of deflation might backfire if the economy deflates enough. I don't know enough about the effects of Hoover's/FDR's policies in the Great Depression to be sure about this, though.

This amendment is worse than the original bill.

I am sure than if the economy goes thought an very heavy and permanent deflation, senators will be able to manage that by changing the law.

[MaxQue]

Aye

[MaxQue]

Nay, the amendment was withdraw before the vote.

[MaxQue]

Aye