L.A. Mayor Proposes $13.25 Minimum Wage
Eric Garcetti would like to see the minimum wage in Los Angeles go from its current $9 an hour to $13.25 by 2017.
Click here for reuse options!The proposal, which would make Los Angeles’ wage law among the highest in the nation, needs City Council approval to become law.
Garcetti unveiled his plan at a Labor Day gathering at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in South Los Angeles with a coalition of business, labor, community and religious leaders.
He wants to raise the minimum wage in the city to $10.25 in 2015, $11.75 in 2016 and $13.25 in 2017, an amount the mayor said would enable workers to live above the poverty level. Currently, Los Angeles is covered by California’s state minimum wage of $9 an hour.
Under the plan, future increases would be tied to the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners.
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Tommy6860 September 1st, 2014 at 23:29
Damn socialists!
Tommy6860 September 1st, 2014 at 23:29
Damn socialists!
bahlers September 2nd, 2014 at 00:59
Ive never gotten a straight answer for these questions, perhaps someone on here can help enlighten me. What is a living wage, in an exact dollar amount? And what exactly is the rich’s fair share?
greenfloyd September 2nd, 2014 at 02:14
Good questions. I image a “living wage” varies from state to state, city to city to rural areas, and as LA Mayor Eric Garcetti notes it’s pegged to the current federal definition of poverty, today that’s making less than $11,670 for a single person. Taxes should be levied in proportion to the individual’s income. All income. However, it is generally accepted that the “rich” are able to avoid a lot of taxes through loop-holes drilled deep into the labyrinth of US tax law by lawmakers, many very rich themselves!? Impropriety is too polite a word for it.
bahlers September 2nd, 2014 at 02:18
This is exactly my point. All of the rings you talk about our current system has. If no one can say what a living wage is in dollars and cents, or what percentage of total tax payments to the IRS, why do so many people cry out for such things, when no one has an idea what they are?
greenfloyd September 2nd, 2014 at 02:35
I did not suggest “no one can say…” it varies. Obviously in this case the mayor arrived at these very precise numbers and time frame. He must realize wages can’t rise in a vacuum and is aiming for that sweet-spot where profits and purchasing power both rise to offset any redistribution of wealth. A rising tide lifts all boats.
For ordinary wage earners the “percentage” is clearly noted on their tax returns. People cry out when it becomes obvious the “rich” are playing by very different rules.
mea_mark September 2nd, 2014 at 09:00
~~~~~~~~~~~ straight answer, there isn’t one it’s wiggly, depends on where you live.
bahlers September 2nd, 2014 at 00:59
Ive never gotten a straight answer for these questions, perhaps someone on here can help enlighten me. What is a living wage, in an exact dollar amount? And what exactly is the rich’s fair share?
floyd[@]greenfloyd.org September 2nd, 2014 at 02:14
Good questions. I image a “living wage” varies from state to state, city to city to rural areas, and as LA Mayor Eric Garcetti notes it’s pegged to the current federal definition of poverty, today that’s making less than $11,670 for a single person. Taxes should be levied in proportion to the individual’s income. All income. However, it is generally accepted that the “rich” are able to avoid a lot of taxes through loop-holes drilled deep into the labyrinth of US tax law by lawmakers, many very rich themselves!? Impropriety is too polite a word for it.
bahlers September 2nd, 2014 at 02:18
This is exactly my point. All of the rings you talk about our current system has. If no one can say what a living wage is in dollars and cents, or what percentage of total tax payments to the IRS, why do so many people cry out for such things, when no one has an idea what they are?
floyd[@]greenfloyd.org September 2nd, 2014 at 02:35
I did not suggest “no one can say…” it varies. Obviously in this case the mayor arrived at these very precise numbers and time frame. He must realize wages can’t rise in a vacuum and is aiming for that sweet-spot where profits and purchasing power both rise to offset any redistribution of wealth. A rising tide lifts all boats.
For ordinary wage earners the “percentage” is clearly noted on their tax returns. People cry out when it becomes obvious the “rich” are playing by very different rules.
mea_mark September 2nd, 2014 at 09:00
~~~~~~~~~~~ straight answer, there isn’t one it’s wiggly, depends on where you live.
mea_mark September 2nd, 2014 at 08:57
Why take so long? It is not cheap to live in L.A.. This sounds like a good plan for the nation. L.A. really needs something more aggressive as do most big cities where rent is high.
mea_mark September 2nd, 2014 at 08:57
Why take so long? It is not cheap to live in L.A.. This sounds like a good plan for the nation. L.A. really needs something more aggressive as do most big cities where rent is high.