Wages in Mesa County are some of the lowest in the state, our per capita and median income are far lower than the state average, and 13% of Mesa County citizens live below the poverty level. So many Mesa County families desperately need more income, yet Chamber Director Diane Schwenke says raising the minimum wage by more than $2/hour would have devastating at least short term impacts. KJCT article excerpt: Colorado raised its minimum wage to $8 an hour starting January 1, 2014, but Schwenke said the states yearly increase coincides with cost of living….If you were to all of a sudden raise the minimum wage by more than two dollars that can have a lot of devastating at least short-term impacts, she said. kjct8/news/regional/Business-managers-look-at-price-of-raising-minimum-wage-242860581.html
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 05:40:33 +0000
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