Cenk Uygur
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Cities Raise Minimum Wage, State Republicans Block
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July 9, 2017
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Republicans don’t care how your town or city voted. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"If you thought the minimum wage only moved in one direction, then Missouri Republicans have a surprise for you.
After St. Louis leaders raised the wage floor for workers within city limits, the state GOP recently passed what’s known as a statewide “preemption” law, forbidding localities from taking such matters into their own hands. On Friday, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) said he would let the law go into effect, thereby barring cities and counties from setting a minimum wage higher than the state level.
For low-wage earners in St. Louis itself, the new law will have a startling consequence: It will actually push the minimum wage back down, from the city-approved $10 per hour to the state-approved $7.70. The downgrade is slated to take effect on Aug. 28.
For someone earning the bare minimum, that’s a potential cut of 23 percent.”*
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