[Vision2020] Update from Rep. Trail

[Janesta Carcich]

Donavan,

Section 8 housing is figured on income, so disabled,
retired, those on SSI, or SSD would not be affected,
or is it effected... anyway, one of you English
wizards correct me, please? *soft laugh* I think it is
affected. Anyway....

I believe a low minimum wage, keeps people poor.
Period. At this time, there are families with both
bread winners working 1 1/2 to 2 jobs each at a paltry
minimum wage. It doesn't make much for a strong family
unit with BOTH parents working a full time job and a
part time job just to make ends barely meet. A higher
paying job would allow a family to spend more time
together in the younger years of a child's life...
Forming a tight bond for those later, sometimes
challenging teen years.

If the minimum wage were chosen by county, Latah would
be at the bottom of the list. *DUH* Moscow has an
endless supply of energetic students willing to work
for nearly zippo while going to school. Both student
and employer knowing  they won't stay forever.  Some
employers in Moscow take advantage of this and keep
wages low.

Have a lovely evening,

Janesta Carcich

--- Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Tom and Janesta,
> 
> I think an easier and more lasting goal would be to
> get the state legislature to allow local city and
> county governments the option of raising their
> area's
> minimum wage.
> 
> It seems to futile to come up with a dollar amount
> for
> the state that will satisfy the livable wage in all
> areas of the state, which it cannot.
> 
> Also the number of hours worked, housing
> opportunities, and medical coverage can effect what
> wage someone can survive with.
> 
> Raising minimum wage in and of itself does not
> always
> help the poor. For example, many people are poor
> because of housing costs. If you raise the minimum
> wage and cause inflation, poor people just end up
> paying more in rent, which in turn hurts those on
> Social Security and disability who cannot work
> enough
> to make up for the increases. In addition, inflation
> requires banks to raise interest rates and tighten
> loan restrictions that prevents poorer families from
> getting an affordable loan on a house or car.
> 
> I am not saying I oppose raising the minimum wage,
> because I do not, it should be raised every other
> year. I just think that if the goal is to raise the
> standard of living for those living at the bottom of
> the economic scale, we need to take a more holistic
> approach to the problems, issues, and economic
> realities of each community, not just expend all our
> capital on a one time raising of the minimum wage in
> the state of Idaho.
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> Donovan J Arnold
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Janesta Carcich <janestacarcich at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > 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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