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13. LA city to raise the minimum wage, LA public transportation fares and fees increased

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 04:12 AM

Sep 2014

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Garcetti asking nearby cities to join L.A. in boosting minimum wages

http://www.latimes.com/local/cityhall/la-me-minimum-wage-neighbors-20140915-story.html

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MTA bus and train fares to rise Monday

http://www.latimes.com/local/cityhall/la-me-transit-fares-20140914-story.html

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The more money you make, the more money they take. Raising the minimum wage won't prevent greedy fatcats in the private sector or government from raising the prices of goods and services.

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Here's What Happened When 13 States Raised Their Minimum Wages [View all] applegrove Sep 2014 OP

Facts, who needs facts Politicalboi Sep 2014 #4

Homer Simpson says: cannabis_flower Sep 2014 #19

Facts are so 20th Century gratuitous Sep 2014 #20

Thanks for posting this. Recommended. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #2

People want to work for higher wages Aerows Sep 2014 #3

And the reason for that laundry_queen Sep 2014 #24

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #5

I'd like to see a "Hoarders, Rich Style" tv show Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #7

That'd be boring Thav Sep 2014 #8

LOL Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #14

They know what they're up to FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #18

Kick! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #10

Jared Bernstein is awesome daredtowork Sep 2014 #11

Wouldn't those things correlate with inflation? Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #12

K&R&NT ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #17

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #21

k&r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #22

Minimum Should be $12 an Hour Short-Term, On the Road Sep 2014 #23

k&r Electric Monk Sep 2014 #25

When people get paid money, they eat shenmue Sep 2014 #26