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WA state went to $15.74. Problem is that pretty much NO other pay levels get near the same percentage increases that min has gotten ( 2023 in WA went from 14.49 in 2022  to 15.74  which was 8.6% raise).  Rest of the pay scales have pretty much been stuck in the 2% or so range of increases if any for years and years and now mid experienced people in their jobs only making a buck or two more than kid walking in off the street.. Need to get ALL pay scales that 8.6%.
This is great news for 1998. >

I live in Nebraska. Our minimum just went up to $10.50 an hour. We'll hit $12 next year, $13.50 in 2025, and $15 in 2026. I think we'll always be stuck in the 1990s. >

I’m actually surprised Nebraska isn’t at the $7.25 a lot of states have. >

It would be if it were up to the politicians. There was a ballot initiative when the $15 an hour push was big nationwide, but we only managed to get $9 then. I forget the details of it all now.
The folks just kept trying and, I guess, this is the best they can do. I'm already hearing from folks where I'm at that this is dumb because raising minimum is going to "raise prices on everything because you have to pay people more money to work." I am not going to explain how it all works again. I banged my head against a wall enough when it went up last time. >

It's because most people who vote Republican drink the Kool aid or vote for their team rather than vote for the person who aligns with their thinking.
That's why voter initiatives defeat Republicans in Republican states and now Republican states are trying to raise the voter threshold or add rules to voter initiatives. >

Climbs? It barely floats! >

Climbs? More like "Limps." >

I mean it’s a lot better than the $7.50 I was making in 2018. >

Doesnt seem like quite the concession.
Edit: For people who don’t seem to understand what this means, $7.50 is awfully low, and asking for $15 is still awfully low. It’s still a pittance to what should be afforded to lower income earners. >

Awesome, now it's almost half of the minimum required to live in MD. >

Exactly. I make $16/hr and I'm barely able to afford my THIRD of the rent. >

Don't move to the Bay Area then, unless you can find four roommates. >

“Reaches” is such a better term. “Climbed” makes it sound scary. >

The Barksdale organisation paid better than this.