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Bluenorthwest

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7. Oregon's minimum wage is currently 8.90 an hour I think, it goes up each year

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:39 PM

Jul 2013

as it is tied to inflation, the same is true in Washington but theirs is a bit higher right now. California, not sure where it is now but it is also indexed to inflation. These are States run by liberal Democrats. In the Red States, the minimum is the Federal minimum, not tied to inflation and currently at 7.25 an hour. In those States tipped employees can be paid lower wages to account for tips, here they get full wage and full tips.
So how we vote State level clearly has an impact, year in and year out. No State is forced to use the Federal minimum, and many of us don't. Many of us in blue States don't, that is.

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NEW POLL: Overwhelming Majority of Americans View Minimum Wage Increase as Important Priority for Co [View all] applegrove Jul 2013 OP

I would like to see raises for existing workers become a priority DJ13 Jul 2013 #1

Economically I'd like to see it up at about $25 or so Recursion Jul 2013 #2

If the majority of Americans are in favor of it, then Marie Marie Jul 2013 #3

there is no way this will happen, and it won't make a bit of difference Doctor_J Jul 2013 #4

Oregon's minimum wage is currently 8.90 an hour I think, it goes up each year Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #7

Curious what some companies will do? Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #5

What happens is the employees ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #6

k&r n/t RainDog Jul 2013 #8

I like the indexing it to cost of living, but $10 is not a good starting point. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #9

Doesn't matter what 80% of the people want - we no longer have representative govt in the US. kath Jul 2013 #10

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #11

As a couple of other posters have pointed out.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #12