Minimum Wage Raised In Both California and New York

“If it feels good, do it!” is generally not sound economic policy.

But, then again, who ever thought Governors Jerry Brown and Andrew Cuomo were all about sound economic policy.

Fight for $15 rally in California (photo: AP)
Fight for $15 rally in California (photo: AP)
First, Cuomo signed the minimum wage hike into law, along with a paid family leave plan. Hillary made sure that she was on hand for the photo op.


Because Hillary is all about making sure she gets on record as supporting this law.


People are not exactly buying her sudden change of heart.


And the law isn’t exactly what it is billed to be.

The law gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 in New York City by the end of 2018. On Long Island and in Westchester County, the wage would rise to $15 by the end of 2021.

The minimum wage would only rise to $12.50 in the rest of the state by 2020, with further increases tied to inflation and other economic indicators.

So leave it to Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown to really throw down the gauntlet and increase California’s minimum wage to $15 statewide by 2022.

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