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Time to raise the minimum wage?

"Another problem for restaurateurs not addressed by AB 10 is California's lack of a tip credit, a policy that allows eateries to pay their servers less than minimum wage because they receive gratuities from customers, said Michael Hawkins, co-owner of Green Street Restaurant in Pasadena. California is one of only a handful of states that do not allow for a tip credit, said Hawkins, a past chairman of the California Restaurant Association. "So I'm going to have to pay an additional 25 cents and 50 cents and then $1.25 for people who already make $30 (an hour)," Hawkins said. "What I'd like to see them do is leave the minimum wage for tipped employees at $8 and increase the minimum wage for those that are not tipped." Read more: http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_23278397/is-it-time-raise-minimum-wage#ixzz2TrHCws8w"

by BigTuna 5 days ago   Respond   Read article

Factory equipment sales-tax waiver gets committee nod

"Makes sense. One has to actually invest in California to get the exemption. Most every state has a similar law, and we need to do whatever we can to retain manufacturing jobs- - the proven road to the middle class."

by BigTuna 26 days ago   Respond   Read article

Increasing the Minimum Wage

"Maybe we should continue to crawl out of the worst recession since the great depression before we put wage increases on auto-pilot. Just a thought..........."

by Creed 26 days ago   Respond   Read article

Boehner Slaps NRCC Chairman's Wrist in Chained CPI Spat

"I used to think that the perfect example of "chutzpah" (unmitigated gall) was the guy who killed his mother and father and then threw himself on the mercy of the court because he was an orphan. But that's topped by the NRCC's Greg Walden--whose party wants to slash Social Security and turn Medicare into a voucher program--complaining that President Obama's budget is "an attack on seniors." Even John Boehner knows that's absurd."

by StevefromSacto 44 days ago   Respond   Read article

President Barack Obama apologizes for comment on California Attorney General Kamala Harris' looks

"President Barack Obama’s comment to the Honorable Attorney General Kamala Harris was taken waaay out of context. Certainly, innuendos of this nature could be construed as subliminal and inappropriate; depending of course, on where, when, how and why the words were transpired in the first place. Was this the case? I would think not. Not being there, I feel that President Obama was merely happy to be in an environment where he could relate to like “minds” and “experiences.” It is apparent that he felt that he shared a similar culture and experience as the Attorney General. This type of connection is highly irregular and totally uncommon, so when it occurs, one could only think to make the best of the situation. Can one imagine Attorney General Harris standing between the President and U.S. Attorney General, The Honorable Eric Holder? That photo would get a million hits without a by-line. The President’s comment was his gift to her. The price tag increased because of the time it took to add the apology to the calculated cost of his time. This is the amount that Atty. Gen. Harris should add to her “gifts received” report. First Lady Michelle Obama is the real gem and she knows it. The climate of intellectualization that was responsible for making the President and Atty. Gen. “look good” politically were evidently not the same people who should have used more scientific-based copy writing instead of the creative writing used to describe “My Fair Lady” or “Mary Poppins.” What did President Obama and Atty. Gen. Harris have in common? They are both good looking, and ”it takes one to know one.” I do not believe any harm was done by the President’s comment. On the other hand, if what the president said wasn’t true, then he would owe an apology for telling a lie. Either way, he was caught in a quagmire that diverted too much attention away from North Korea. Enough already."

by clacnorcal361 49 days ago   Respond   Read article

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