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<P><STRONG>Today when I checked my mailbox there was a letter from Representative Shirley Ringo with a recap of the last session.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>In the letter she states that she proposed raising the minimum wage in Idaho to $6.15. After a hearing, the State Affairs Committee rejected the proposal. She says that next year she intends to try again with a proposal for an increase in the minimum wage in Idaho.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Ellen A. Roskovich</STRONG><BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Matt Decker" <mattd2107@hotmail.com></I><BR>To: <I>thansen@moscow.com, london@moscow.com, carlwestberg846@hotmail.com, vision2020@moscow.com, joanopyr@moscow.com</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Vision2020] Jerry Brady on the Auntie E. and Brother C. show</I><BR>Date: <I>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:39:16 -0700</I><BR>>Tom,<BR>><BR>>Tom good point. Another would be why in the hell is min. wage still<BR>>$5.15/hr. Who can live on that?<BR>><BR>><BR>>Matt<BR>><BR>><BR>> >From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com><BR>> >To: "'Tom Hansen'" <thansen@moscow.com>, "'Bill London'"<BR>> ><london@moscow.com>, "'Carl Westberg'"<BR>>
><carlwestberg846@hotmail.com>, <vision2020@moscow.com>, "Joan Opyr"<BR>> ><joanopyr@moscow.com><BR>> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Jerry Brady on the Auntie E. and Brother C. show<BR>> >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:29:23 -0700<BR>> ><BR>> >One "MUST ASK" question of Jerry Brady:<BR>> ><BR>> >If sales tax were increased by one percentage point to recover revenue lost<BR>> >by reduced property taxes, would Jerry Brady support exempting food from<BR>> >sales tax?<BR>> ><BR>> >In my opinion, reducing property taxes while increasing sales tax (and<BR>> >retaining tax on food) is like robbing from the poor to pay the rich.<BR>> ><BR>> >Don't get me wrong. I support reduced property taxes, but NOT at an<BR>> >increased cost of putting
food on the table.<BR>> ><BR>> >Tom Hansen<BR>> >Moscow, Idaho<BR>> ><BR>> >"If we did all the things that we are capable of doing, we would literally<BR>> >astound ourselves."<BR>> ><BR>> >- Thomas Edison<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >=======================================================<BR>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> > http://www.fsr.net<BR>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>
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