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