California voters have rejected Prop 32, which would have raised the state’s minimum wage from $16 to $18.
With 100% of the ballots tallied, the measure was rejected by a 0.8% margin (50.8 - 49.2), according to the California Secretary of State’s office. The total vote difference for the proposition was 234,146.
You’re basically saying you voted against it because it was only 3/4 of what you wanted, with zero downsides.
“You mean the poor would make ~13% more, and it’s actually pegged to something, instead of relying on a plutocratic political class to decree raises when they see fit!?! Absolutely fucking not!”
This is the dumbest take I have heard in a long time. This take is so mentally deficient it is special needs.
CPI is basically half of inflation and less than half of most people’s cost of living. Do you spend more on food or rent? Does the cost of food determine where you live and how far you commute?
By passing this “once and for all” bill, legislators won’t spend additional time on this for like 10 years at least. I’d rather have them keep working on it every year until they figure it out.