I'm a small business owner here in Eugene - a software development company. First, I confess, this won't cost me a dime because we don't pay anyone less than $22 something an hour. But even then, this is positive for our business. This legislation will put more money into the hands of the middle class, the folks who buy my products and fuel the economy. I have a lot of friends who own businesses, and a minority of them don't like this. But for most, the costs will be easy to absorb. For Staples, Walmart and the like, it's nothing. And no one - local or national - will be going out of business. That's hysterical nonsense. I've read some of the other comments here and I'm not sure where they get their facts. But I sign off on a payroll twice a month.  And for my company this is a good step towards revitalizing the Oregon, and the American, economy.