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FYI: (*Snipped - More details coming at link)
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/25198...-wage-hike
HONOLULU (AP) - Lawmakers have passed a bill that will raise the minimum wage in Hawaii.
The House passed the measure Tuesday. Before it goes to the governor to become law, its details will have to be hammered out in conference with the Senate.
In its current form, the bill raises Hawaii's minimum wage by 50 cents beginning next year and by 75 cents a year until it hits $10 an hour in 2018.
It doubles the existing tip credit to 50 cents but restricts it to employees whose wages and tips together exceed the minimum wage by at least $7 an hour. The tip credit is the amount an employer can withhold from the wages of a worker who also earns tips.
Hawaii's minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2007.
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10 bucks an hour? Living in Hawaii? Still a joke.
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Pretty smart that legislature - prices will now rise increasing the GET, but of course nobody will tie it to the wage hike.
As with when gas prices went up, my solution is to cut back. Having a budget is a good thing. Kinda like store hours. If I only have $x to spend, doesn't matter if the store is open 5 days or 7 days, I still only have $x, it just costs them more to get it. If my budget is $y, I'll still spend $y, I get less, the merchant gets less, state gets more.
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And it doesn't get to $10.00 an hour until 2018! It should be effective immediately....not in stages. By the time 2018 rolls around...the cost of living will have increased to the point that $10.00 in 2018 will have the same buying power as $7.25 in 2014! They're just making sure minimum wage earners don't loose any more buying power...
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Not directly on-topic, except that it kind of is.
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...-hospitals
Hawaii Health Systems Corp. Acting President and CEO Alice M. Hall explained ... "Unfunded raises totaled $11.2 million this year"
First reaction was this is a JOKE. Not enough to make a big enough difference any where in the food chain. To truly shake things up this wage needed to be doubled immediately to $15.00 an hour with yearly raises from their?. Now after letting this news sink in a little, I am at least happy the poor may see the light or may want to work again?. I have a PUNA related question though, Because of this wage increase per hour does that mean more taxes? If so does this mean a welfare increase is around the corner?. Just wanting to know if the welfare capital of the world is going to raise their benefits coincidently with these minimum wage increases?. I believe the top earning state welfare recipients are getting about 60,000 a year right now?. An increase could put them in the above median house income rate in many other states?. The choice for current Young, healthy Puna residents is now $7.75 an hour or welfare, or both?. hmmmm. When does Mcdonalds open up in Pahoa?.
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I don't see the issue, that beats the 2% inflation the FedRes is shooting for
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Raising taxes would be more likely but stopping corporate subsidies and profit driven politics would be more effective.
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Exempting Hawaii from the Jones act would probably do more for the "working class".
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How will it affect the job market? More or fewer jobs?
How about EBT? Fewer people will use it? Or more?
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