Monday, January 28, 2013
A local grocery store manager and an economics professor weigh in on the topic.
As reported by Germantown Patch on Tuesday, a Maryland lawmaker is introducing legislation seeking to raise the state's minimum wage from its current rate of $7.25 per hour to $10 per hour by 2015. When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, was passed by U.S. Congress, a number of business leaders, including Papa John's CEO John Schnatter, expressed concerns over the negative financial effect the law would have on businesses. Curt Grimm, professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, said he expects there to be a "big outcry from the business community—they have to protect their own interests"—but is not sure it will rise to the level of resistance to …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Local grocery store manager and an economics professor weigh in on topic.
As reported by Germantown Patch on Tuesday, a Maryland lawmaker is introducing legislation seeking to raise the state's minimum wage from its current rate of $7.25 per hour to $10.00 per hour by 2015. When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, was passed by Congress, a number of business leaders, including Papa John's CEO John Schnatter expressed concerns over the negative financial effect the law would have on business. Curt Grimm, professor at Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland College Park, said that he expects there to be a "big outcry from the business community—they have to protect their own interests" but is not sure it will rise to the level of resistance to Obamacare. …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Legislation would raise Maryland’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10 by 2015.
A campaign has been launched to gradually raise Maryland’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10 by 2015. Maryland Sen. Rob Garagiola, a Democrat from a Germantown, and Prince George’s County lawmaker Del. Aisha N. Braveboy are co-sponsoring legislation and held a rally Tuesday in Annapolis to garner support. The legislation will be introduced in the next two weeks, Garagiola said in a statement released to media. “Maryland workers are in desperate need of a raise,” Garagiola said in the emailed statement. “Our people are working harder but aren’t earning more, and it’s time to give a much needed boost to our economy. Raising the minimum wage would not only put more money in the pockets of these workers but also increase business activity in our …
walt
1:11 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
almost 100 years of minimum wage laws in the USA, and liberals are still using it to make everyone "equal." So a burger flipper should make as much as a highly trained doctor or professional? Of course not. And they never will. Minimum wage means companies will find more creative ways to not hire unskilled workers. more ›