OREGON MINIMUM WAGE SET AT $14.75 AFTER GOVERNOR SIGNED THE BILL AMIDST OPPOSITION’S DEFIANCE

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Oregon's minimum wage will increase to $14.75 in 2022, $13.50 in smaller cities and $12.50 in other rural areas. On Wednesday, Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 1532 into a law. Oregon becomes the first state to do this in the country through a three-tiered system.


President Barack Obama commended Brown for the trailblazing legislation to increase Oregon's minimum wage. At present, the federal minimum wage is at $7.25. The U.S. president encouraged the congress to follow Oregon for initiating action to raise the minimum wage. He also said that at least the District of Columbia and 18 states had pursued to increase the federal minimum wage three years ago. Oregon is not the only state to increase the minimum pay above $10. It follows states such as Massachusetts, California and Vermont, according to The Guardian.

"I'm proud to sign into law my top priority of the 2016 Legislative session - raising the minimum wage," Governor Kate Brown said in a statement. She said the new law "is a path forward - so working families can catch up, and businesses have time to plan for the increase.

Meanwhile, Oregon's minimum wage has been challenged by several activists around the country. Some opponents claimed that the law is too slow to make a substantial change in the system. A group called "Oregonians for $15" headed by campaign manager Justin Norton-Kertson said that they are still weighing if they will go ahead with their own ballot measure that would increase minimum salary to $15 all across the nation, The Wall Street Journal claims.

"It is too low, and it is too slow; it leaves rural workers behind at a lower wage that is really not enough," Kertson said.

At present, Oregon's minimum wage is $9.25. Through the three-tiered system, the workers' pay would depend on where the location of their work. As reported by Business Insider, the system aims to seal the gap between the rural farming communities and the urban Portland. These two ends have been divided politically, economically and culturally for a long time. The first upsurge in salaries would take effect in July.

The first increase would set additional of 50 cents in Portland and small cities and 25 cents in rural areas. Apart from the critics, business groups have also expressed their dismay on Oregon's minimum wage increase. They said it would only bring more problems and uncertainties

 

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Lmao im glad I got out of Oregon the cost of living was already outrageous, this will be insane. I'm enjoying my $80k house and $1.50 a gallon gas.

 

Oregon about to lose all their manufacturing jobs.

 

On the other hand, enjoying a larger community of folks being able to earn just enough to not be in squalor might be nice. But what the fuck do we care about peons working 40h for dirt?

 

Come on further you're better than that. If it were that simple everyone would be for it.

There will be one of two things that happen.

A. People will be fired and more responsibilities will be spread among fewer people. So yes, more will have a livable wage, but others will be out of work.

Or.

B. The cost of living for things will go up because of inflation.

 

You realize most manufacturing jobs already pay that right?

 

Time for everyone to get priced out!

 

The few people in Klamabama that were actually able to find a full time job just got downgraded to part time.

 

Yes I made about that manufacturing there. But if that is minimum wage I expect a raise. Why should I keep up soldering credentials when I could make the same amount flipping burgers? So now manufacturing jobs pay $20 an hour. And companies cant raise the cost of products they ship out of state cause people out of state dont pay that much. So naturally, they move to cheaper manufacturing, like china.


Or did you expect big companies to play robin hood and just take the hit for the people? This is just another bandaid to quiet the idiots. Sure, for a little while unskilled laborers will feel rich, until a loaf of bread is $12.79

 

Wow! Democrats are wonderful, bright minds.

Since I began collecting SS payments when the Oregon minimum wage was 6.50/hr, it has increased 127% while SS as increase 25%. Under Obama, it has quit increasing.
Can't wait to see how all this works out.

 

Hey at least you get payments. Im paying in and will probably never see a dime before the system bankrupts itself.

 

Well, not to worry! They will make mine worthless before they tell you, you ain't getting any.

 

I currently make $1 hour less than I did in oregon yet I was able to buy a house and a truck and I eat healthier. All things I couldn't do when a cheap house in town was $180k and gas was $4.50 a gallon.

 

The richest country on earth just had a state raise their minimum wage to a point that it is almost enough to live on.

We're all doomed!

 

Where are you now?

 

And sorry guys, Bangladesh will always be cheaper than Oregon. I know it pains everyone to hear that. Maybe someday we can all work for a bowl of rice a day, and really be competitive globally!

 

Honestly id rather that portion of my taxes go to you than drug addicts on food stamps. We are close to drug testing welfare recipients here. I can only hope.

 

Yes, throwing money in the garbage is something to really hope for.

 

The point is people making minimum wage wont see any real increase after the cost of living raises to match.