Martin O'Malley: It's simple: I support a $15 minimum wage for hard-working Americans. Full stop.

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Martin O'Malley ?@GovernorOMalley 32m
It's simple: I support a $15 minimum wage for hard-working Americans. Full stop. #FightFor15 #OMalley2016

Raising the minimum wage would fuel economic growth, greater consumer demand and make a stronger economy. From Harvard IOP, April 15, 2015.

https://t.co/2EwlfU7keb

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Rec!

[FSogol]

2. K & R. n/t

[jonno99]

3. Sounds good. What I still need to understand though is, if the MW is raised from ~$7.50 to $15,

what do we tell the folks that were already making $15/hr - do they get a 7.50 raise?

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6. it's a wage floor

...wages extend upwards from there, depending on employer circumstances.

[Agschmid]

7. Wage compression is a challenging issue, we all need to think about that.

[LanternWaste]

8. Why the need to rationalize or justify a raise person A gets to person B?

"what do we tell the folks that were already making $15/hr..."

Why the need to rationalize or justify a raise person A gets to person B?

[jonno99]

10. It's a concept called fairness. Others might be more crass and call it "paying your dues".

Either way, it's sure way to cause a LOT of dissension in any organization (to give some a raise and not others)...

[LanternWaste]

12. I don't predicate my wage making maps on the wages of a stock boy or a cashier

Most organizations do not allow discussion of wages between employees, hence, the dissension is moot.

That being said, you can expound on your premise that it should be done because it's fair, yes? I don't predicate my wage making map on the wage of a stock boy or a cashier... why specifically should I?

[jonno99]

13. Not Moot. Two points:

1. You wrote: "Most organizations do not allow discussion of wages between employee".

Even if this were true (which in my experience, it's not), policy doesn't stop normal human behavior - hence discussion WILL happen.


2. You wrote: "I don't predicate my wage making map on the wage of a stock boy or a cashier... why specifically should I?"

No one said you should (perhaps you could expand your thought here...).

[FSogol]

14. Everyone isn't paid on hourly basis. Most company have a gap between

the highest paid hourlies and the lowest paid salaries. If that gap closes, more will get moved to a salary.

[malthaussen]

4. How about lazy Americans?

"Hard-working Amercans" is one of the most irritating cliches to me in the pack, and worse, it can be a dog-whistle. Not that I expect it is in this case.

-- Mal

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5. it's less of a 'dog-whistle'

...as it's a response to detractors of higher minimum wages who denigrate workers.

I actually don't mind the characterization. It describes the vast majority of our working-class perfectly, imo. Remember, one of the arguments against the wage is that income should be commensurate with productivity.

[cali]

9. enthusiastic k&r

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15. kick

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16. O'Malley also supports $15- on record as far back as April

Martin O'Malley ?@GovernorOMalley 32m
It's simple: I support a $15 minimum wage for hard-working Americans. Full stop. #FightFor15 #OMalley2016

Raising the minimum wage would fuel economic growth, greater consumer demand and make a stronger economy. From Harvard IOP, April 15, 2015.

https://t.co/2EwlfU7keb