Illinois House approves $15 minimum wage

[Snarkoleptic]

http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/illinois-house-approves-15-minimum-wage
Hoping this bill is not vetoed by Gov. Ruiner.

The House sponsor of Senate Bill 81, Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, said Illinois residents should have a wage they can live on. He said that if a person works a full-time, minimum-wage job at $8.25 an hour, the employee earns around $16,000 a year.

“At its core, this is a bill about the dignity of work. I think we can all agree that that’s a substandard wage; that is not an amount that you could take care of yourself on, let alone provide for a family,” Guzzardi said. “Many low-wage workers are in fact parents, grandparents who are providing for children and grandchildren. Those folks deserve a decent living wage.”

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“Our perspective on our side of the aisle on how to grow the economy is different. We believe that when you invest in working people, when you put money into people’s pockets, they go out and spend,” Guzzardi said. “That stimulates business growth that stimulates economic development. We believe in lifting people from the bottom up, growing the economy from the middle out. That is what we as a party stand for and that is what this bill reflects. We simply ask for basic dignity.”

[global1]

1. I Think I Heard That It Will Be Phased In Over 5 Years......

some portion of it every year until it reaches $15.00. In 5 yrs time $15 will be a substandard wage probably equivalent to what the $8.25 is today.

[Hoyt]

2. At a bit more than today's inflation rate, it's roughly $13.00. All the $15 plans, even Sanders'

plan, was/is phased in over several years. Of course, GOPer plan is we'll look at a small increase in 5 years or so.

$15/hour would help a lot of people, but it's not generous by any means.

[hedda_foil]

3. I can't imagine Rainer would sign it.

[mopinko]

4. not sure it will pass the senate. session is ending.

meanwhile they arrested a bunch of protesters demanding a fair budget. many walked to springfield from chicago.