HB 1372: Living Wage Act (Tabled)

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Sponsor: HenryWallaceVP

And sponsor needs to advocate.

[Sirius_]

We do not need to raise the flat national minimum wage, each of the regions have already passed their own, much more sustainable wage system based on local area. Having a single minimum wage increase will be harmful to businesses in areas where their products sell for less. I urge my colleagues to oppose this act.

[Wikipedia delenda est]

I will sponsor.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

We do not need to raise the flat national minimum wage, each of the regions have already passed their own, much more sustainable wage system based on local area. Having a single minimum wage increase will be harmful to businesses in areas where their products sell for less. I urge my colleagues to oppose this act.

I agree with Ninja on this.

[Coastal Elitist]

We do not need to raise the flat national minimum wage, each of the regions have already passed their own, much more sustainable wage system based on local area. Having a single minimum wage increase will be harmful to businesses in areas where their products sell for less. I urge my colleagues to oppose this act.

I agree

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Sponsor needs to advocate.

[Wikipedia delenda est]

For far too long, many hard-working Atlasians haven't been able to afford basic necessities due to the minimum wage being scandalously low. This bill, by raising the minimum wage immediately to $11.00 and eventually to $12.50, will greatly improve the quality of life for minimum wage workers while minimally affecting small businesses due to the gradual nature of the yearly wage increases.

[JGibson]

This bill will be beneficial to Atlasians, as it will mean more money for the citizens to spend.

[Sirius_]

For far too long, many hard-working Atlasians haven't been able to afford basic necessities due to the minimum wage being scandalously low. This bill, by raising the minimum wage immediately to $11.00 and eventually to $12.50, will greatly improve the quality of life for minimum wage workers while minimally affecting small businesses due to the gradual nature of the yearly wage increases.

This is just completely untrue. The federal minimum wage is already $10 and all of the regions have provisions for higer wages in areas where it is necessary. All a unilateral increase will do is harm the economy.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

More importantly this will harm the game. The slow and steady drive towards centralizing decision making means it will only come at the expense of the regional decision making. IT might seem necessary to push this here because of the situation in RL, but remember our regions have already raised it higher and the Federal minimum is much higher than RL.

For the love of god is there no issue on which Labor will not seek to have the Federal gov't make all the decisions?

We need to make a decision in this game, if we want a balanced system to be sustainable, the left is going to have to resist the urge to solve everything from Nyman and instead allow some things to remain region.

Having these fights at the regional level can boost activity and engagement at the regional level, which will expand the pool of active talent who then can run for House or Senate. I urge the house to please consdier the game element and the consequences deriving from the slow and steady drift upwards on these matters.

[YE]

Maybe we need to pay Congress at lower than a minimum wage.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

I am all for a higher wage, but I think the regions need to have a say as well.

[JGibson]

I am all for a higher wage, but I think the regions need to have a say as well.

I concur with #TheShadowAbyss.

[Coastal Elitist]

Seeing as this has gone nowhere and most seem to be against it I motion to table this.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

I second the motion to table. This should be left up to the regions.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

I second the motion to table. This should br left up to the regions.

I third it.

[YE]

A motion to table has started.

[Sirius_]

Aye

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[Pragmatic Conservative]

Aye

[Coastal Elitist]

Aye

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Aye

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Aye.

[Wikipedia delenda est]

Nay