Lawmakers to consider $10.25 minimum wage again

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Lawmakers to consider $10.25 minimum wage again

By Matthew Albright , The News Journal 8:04 a.m. EST December 26, 2016

The Delaware General Assembly will again consider raising the state's minimum wage from $8.25 to $10.25 an hour.

But supporters of the increase could face an even tougher road when the Legislature convenes on Jan. 10 than they did last year.

Sen. Robert Marshall, D-Wilmington West, says he will again sponsor legislation to raise the wage by 50 cents each year until 2020, when it would hit $10.25.

During the last session, Marshall and other Senate Democrats managed to pass a similar bill, but it stalled in a House committee and never made it to the full chamber.

Supporters of minimum wage increases argue it is difficult to make a living on $8.25 and say higher wages would lead to more money circulating in the economy — indirectly helping boost tax revenues...


Read more:
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/26/minimum-wage/95706878/

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. What's so pathetic about opposition to raising the minimum wage

is that no one is suggesting the full increase occur immediately.

And it's not as if those opposed haven't gotten any raises lately.