“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.
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.
At Governor Cuomo and Hillary Clinton's rally to celebrate $15 and paid fam leave pic.twitter.com/cN3Jat0Yq8
— Gale A. Brewer (@galeabrewer) April 4, 2016
.@HillaryClinton and Gov Cuomo backstage at Javits pic.twitter.com/4Yo9vDjrQg
— Melissa DeRosa (@melissadderosa) April 4, 2016
Because Hillary is all about making sure she gets on record as supporting this law.
#FightFor15 (Standing next to Cuomo today to imply credit. And she still thinks it's bad, nationally.) pic.twitter.com/W9TEgdzkQT
— aaron bowersock (@abowersock) April 4, 2016
People are not exactly buying her sudden change of heart.
Oopsy. Cuomo event for @HillaryClinton brings out a @BernieSanders sign. pic.twitter.com/PLZirqT2lp
— Josh Robin (@joshrobin) April 4, 2016
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.
I love this picture of Jerry Brown holding up the signed $15 minimum wage bill. (via @SEIU_California). #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/PW47Fi5UhP
— sean. (@SeanMcElwee) April 4, 2016
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