California raises minimum wage

Posted on September 4, 2006 by probabilityZero

The California legislature passed a bill that will increase the minimum wage from $6.75 to $8 an hour by 2008. With the support of Schwarzenegger, California will have the highest minimum wage in the country.

The federal minimum wage has been set at $5.15 since 1997, and the Senate has already refused to consider a bill raising it to $7.15 by 2009. It’s good to see that minimum wages are still increasing, if only in certain states.

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3 Responses to California raises minimum wage

  1. FabreFaction says:
    September 5, 2006 at 10:08 am

    It seems that Schwarzenegger is a force for positive change. He is interested in envorinmental issues and the quality of life of the people of California. This can only be a good thing and will hopefully send a message to othere states.

  2. Anonymous says:
    September 5, 2006 at 4:45 pm

    I thought the terminator was a conservative? Oh well, what matters is that i’m gonna get rich working at mcdonalds!

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