Missouri

Good articles by workinclasszero and Henry Grabar.

The higher wage ordinance written in St. Louis City was debated intensively at our city forums before being enacted, so all have their say, and some modifications were made to address some issues.

As one who's been lucky enough to move beyond a minimum wage that was established in the late 1970s or 1980s (I think), I know a lot of friends that this unilateral action by the Missouri republican-controlled legislature and republican governor to stop the St. Louis Wage Hike ordinance will hurt (even those that I don't know, it's going to hurt them). I feel for them.

The governor Eric Greitens just sat on the higher wage repeal bill passed by the MO legislature, and allowed it become law (he could have vetoed it). Opinions are that the governor could have signed the higher wage repeal bill into law, but he was afraid to put his name on it (the repeal higher wage law).

The Governor's excuse/guess was that it would hurt businesses. This is a bunch of horse hockey, and no evidence exists at all for this conclusion (Seattle is not St. Louis City).

In fact, the evidence is opposite, in that the cost of everything has gone up over the last twenty years or so (our utility bills, cost of goods, etc. (and the 1% seems to be doing pretty good still, regardless of these higher costs), and the middle class is shrinking).

Plain and simple, these folks deserve more money per hour, it'll help ALL of us, except the 1%, who has enough...don't you think?