"progressive" minimum wage law?

The Large Retailer Accountability Act, proposed by Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and co-sponsored by 10 of the other 12 members, argues that “some large retailers pay very low wages and do not provide their workers affordable health benefits.”
It is appropriate to set standards, the bill suggests, because large retailers can afford the cost of higher salaries and because “in other cities, the enactment of living wage laws has had no negative impact on retail employment and development.”
Wal-Mart’s lobbyists will likely argue otherwise.
The bill requires that all retailers larger 75,000 square feet, and whose parent company earns at least $1 billion a year, pay their employees a minimum wage of at least $11.75 an hour and provide them with health benefits. The legislative provisions do not apply if there is a collective bargaining agreement in place between a store and its employees.

WHL wrote:OMG, I haven't seen that one!!!!! Please, this becomes more of a dictatorship every day. When will they wake up and realize that businesses just won't bother pretty soon????

Outerlimits wrote:Lets all punish the job-creators an create a "progressive" minimum wage law, just like our tax laws. The larger your company, the more you have to pay. This just shows how little these people actually know about the economy and business. These politicians don’t have the foresight to see this would equate to higher prices (hurting the poor) and less jobs from some of the biggest employers in the country. They also don’t understand the plight of brick and mortar retailers.

WHL wrote:That's what those idiots in the government don't get. They keep punishing businesses more and more and expect businesses can still exist. Where is the economy without business????

WHL wrote:So you are saying people donate to be favored?