[Vision2020] Update from Rep. Trail

[Janesta Carcich]

Representative Trail, 

I think it admirable that you are asking for a raise
in Minimum Wages for Idaho workers.

However, I am curious... Why aren't you asking for
$7.00 an hour, which would bring us up to par, with
our neighbouring states?

I believe it would lesson the need for food stamps,
and other services provided by the state.

Respectfully,
Janesta Carcich

--- ttrail at moscow.com wrote:

> Visionaires:    I plan on introducing legislation
> during the 2006 Idaho
> Legislative session which would raise the Idaho
> Minimum Wage from $5.15/hr
> to $6.15/hr.  The legislation would also tie future
> increases to CPI 
> adjustments on January 1st of each year.   The last
> time Idaho increased
> the minimum wage was September 1, 1997.   Idaho
> normally increases the
> minimum wage once this has been done at the federal
> level.  However, the
> Feds have not increased the minimum wage in many
> years.  Seventeen states
> have increased the minimum wage since the last
> Federal increase, and many
> of these states have added the wage adjustment to
> the CPI.  Washington and
> Oregon both have set their minimum wage above $7.00.
>   This obviously is
> not a living wage but it
> does at least raise the bar.
> 
> There are others in Idaho who are also talking about
> introducing similar
> legislation or supporting a ballot initiative. 
> Ballot initiatives in other
> states have usually been more successful than trying
> to get their
> legislatures to raise the minimum wage.  I'm
> committed to work with any
> group which will try and improve increase wages for
> our workers.  A recent
> report indicates that about 13% of Idaho citizens
> are below the poverty level.
> 
> 
> Rep. Tom
> Trail
> 
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