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Elmer...why not raise it to $20.00 per hour? It won't cost the state anything but it will cost businesses lots of money and they will pass along the increases in higher prices for goods and services. You may be well intentioned but not well informed. There is no such thing as a living wage. People currently getting 12.00 per hour will then want a raise because they will be getting the minimum wage instead of 4.00 above minimum wage. People were not meant to live on minimum wage.

I have worked 3 jobs, one full-time and two part-time, for over 20 years. Others can do the same. Only a socialist demands a certain wage. If you work hard, you can get by. I hope no one joins your army Elmer.