LC 5.4: Act to Establish a Living Wage (Tabled)

[AustralianSwingVoter]

This is only a step backwards. The Living Wage Committee is a clearly logical process of setting a fair minimum wage that takes into account the varying cost of living across the region of Lincoln. Repealing it for a flat $12 dollar minimum wage across the region is a big step backwards.
The Living Wage per various sources I could find in Lincoln would be between $15 and $20 dollars an hour depending on the state. So a flat minimum wage at any level would result in some workers having a large pay cut while others have their wage increased significantly.
A single flat minimum wage for the entire region (and one that isn't even indexed to inflation) would be a large step backwards that would hurt most workers in Lincoln.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Reminder that this bill is an addition to the LWC and not a repeal

Anyways, I will propose an amendment either tomorrow or tonight, I appreciate the feedback from ASV

This adds nothing to the living wage committee. The LWC is already setting minimum wages for the region that are already in excess of $12 hourly.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

An amendment

That would still result in urban workers getting pay cuts while rural workers get a substantial pay increase. The very point of a living wage is that the minimum wage varies across the region depending on the local Cost of Living.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

With this amendment this bill does nothing and is totally illogical. The Living Wage Commission will already be setting the living wage within that band, so what's the point of enacting this do-nothing legislation?

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Raising the numbers only makes it worse. Now the entire current living wage framework is rendered useless in favour of a vague meaningless minimum wage floor that is far too high even under the most optimistic of assumptions.
This entire legislation is pointless and really should be tabled or withdrawn already.