SB 120-06: Raise the Wage Act - Passed

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

The Administration will be happy to sign a minimum wage increase into law.
It was a Labor President who most recently increased the federal minimum wage and in line with my campaign promises I support a further increase in the minimum wage likewise.
Rewarding hard work is of course important. Of course the way it precisely is done should probably take into account regional cost-of-living differences if possible.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Do we have an alternatively defined inflation metric in Fantasyland currently? If not, are we using CPI, CPI-e, PCE, or what?

Considering the GM team has made stories including inflation numbers, I don't think it'd be crazy to ask us to do that 4 times a year. Could even make it a year-by-year thing if that ends up being too much.

Well that's good to hear.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Raise the Wage Act

SENATE BILL

To gradually increase the federal minimum wage

Be it enacted,

Section I: The Minimum Wage

1. 29 U.S.C shall be amended as follows:

(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than $15.00 $18.00 an hour;

2. F.L. 29-18 Rewarding Hard Work Act shall be amended as follows:

a) Starting from January 1, 2022 2025, the federal minimum wage shall increase by $2 $1.50 at the start of each year until it reaches $15 $18.00. Beginning January 1, 2027, the federal minimum wage shall increase by the same percentage as inflation, on a quarter-yearly basis.

Section II: Implementation

1. This act takes effect immediately.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Raise the Wage Act

SENATE BILL

To gradually increase the federal minimum wage

Be it enacted,

Section I: The Minimum Wage

1. 29 U.S.C shall be amended as follows:

(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than $15.00 $18.00 an hour;

2. F.L. 29-18 Rewarding Hard Work Act shall be amended as follows:

a) Starting from January 1, 2022 2025, the federal minimum wage shall increase by $2 $1.50 at the start of each year until it reaches $15 $18.00. Beginning January 1, 2027, the federal minimum wage shall increase by the same percentage as inflation, on a quarter-yearly basis.

Section II: Implementation

1. This act takes effect immediately.

Ah! Saves the work for me of double posting into your office thread if you'd prefer to handle it this way, Mr. President.

I might not catch everything. If I haven't posted it within, say, 24 hours, you should post it in the office thread, probably.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Raise the Wage Act

SENATE BILL

To gradually increase the federal minimum wage

Be it enacted,

Section I: The Minimum Wage

1. 29 U.S.C shall be amended as follows:

(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than $15.00 $18.00 an hour;

2. F.L. 29-18 Rewarding Hard Work Act shall be amended as follows:

a) Starting from January 1, 2022 2025, the federal minimum wage shall increase by $2 $1.50 at the start of each year until it reaches $15 $18.00. Beginning January 1, 2027, the federal minimum wage shall increase by the same percentage as inflation, on a quarter-yearly basis.

Section II: Implementation

1. This act takes effect immediately.

Ah! Saves the work for me of double posting into your office thread if you'd prefer to handle it this way, Mr. President.

I might not catch everything. If I haven't posted it within, say, 24 hours, you should post it in the office thread, probably.

If some signed bills are in your AFG office and some aren't, it's going to be even more annoying for us to track down laws than it already is. I'd rather they not be mixed up for our sakes.

Anyway, considering the very prominent separation of powers thing at the federal level, doing executive signings in legislative threads gives me the heebie-jeebies.

I'm including all bill signings in my office thread, to be clear. Anyhow, the reaction to me announcing I'd continue with my gubernatorial practice regarding this was met with broadly positive reactions, particularly from those who wanted more ease with tracking the fate of bills. This is the first sign of discomfort I've ever seen at the notion from anyone.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Raise the Wage Act

SENATE BILL

To gradually increase the federal minimum wage

Be it enacted,

Section I: The Minimum Wage

1. 29 U.S.C shall be amended as follows:

(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than $15.00 $18.00 an hour;

2. F.L. 29-18 Rewarding Hard Work Act shall be amended as follows:

a) Starting from January 1, 2022 2025, the federal minimum wage shall increase by $2 $1.50 at the start of each year until it reaches $15 $18.00. Beginning January 1, 2027, the federal minimum wage shall increase by the same percentage as inflation, on a quarter-yearly basis.

Section II: Implementation

1. This act takes effect immediately.

Ah! Saves the work for me of double posting into your office thread if you'd prefer to handle it this way, Mr. President.

I might not catch everything. If I haven't posted it within, say, 24 hours, you should post it in the office thread, probably.

If some signed bills are in your AFG office and some aren't, it's going to be even more annoying for us to track down laws than it already is. I'd rather they not be mixed up for our sakes.

Anyway, considering the very prominent separation of powers thing at the federal level, doing executive signings in legislative threads gives me the heebie-jeebies.

I'm including all bill signings in my office thread, to be clear. Anyhow, the reaction to me announcing I'd continue with my gubernatorial practice regarding this was met with broadly positive reactions, particularly from those who wanted more ease with tracking the fate of bills. This is the first sign of discomfort I've ever seen at the notion from anyone.

I'm not seeing the announcement in either of your office threads, your presidential campaign, or anywhere else I could realistically expect it to be. If it's offsite that would be another matter.

For future tracking ventures I shall probably have to disabuse myself of the notion that a unified record of executive signatures would be on AFG as opposed to AFE.

Aaah good catch.
Apologies.
Anyhow it seems you've already seen the post in question.
I apologize for this specifically, I got too used to using the AFE office and misstepped. This was a learning experience.
I thank you for catching this early.