Killer living wage
Business owner
Robbie Day is absolutely correct to dispute the findings of the study on the
so-called “living wage” reported in the Sept. 15 article, “Study says city
strong since wage increase.”
As a business owner
for 20 years in downtown
Add to the high
rents and the “living wage” the fact that tourism is undeniably down, and small
businesses not selling expensive items are being driven out. Walk the downtown
streets and you will see signs on almost all stores advertising for “help
wanted.”
With $9.50 as the
present “living wage,” any half-way decent employee demands $12 to $14 an hour.
Businesses can’t
afford to give raises to good employees because even an untrained high-school
part-timer has to be paid $9.50.
Consequently, the
guy who’s worked well for years is being paid the same as the neo
Where did our mayor
and these city councilors go to school?
Joette
O’Connor