Yes or no to boosting minimum wage? The arguments on Prop 32

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The question of whether oregon not to rise the minimum wage successful California volition beryllium connected the ballot successful November arsenic Proposition 32. YourCentralValley.com has enactment unneurotic a usher to assistance voters recognize the imaginable effects of a ballot either for oregon against Proposition 32.

A ballot successful favour of Proposition 32 would rise the minimum wage for immoderate concern with 26 oregon much employees to $17 an hr and rise it erstwhile much to $18 an hr starting January 1, 2025.

But what does that mean?

According to the official elector accusation guide, nary supporters for Proposition 32 person been officially submitted, but the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Restaurant Association, and the California Grocers Association each reason Prop 32.

According to the voters' guide, a nary ballot would mean the authorities minimum wage would apt beryllium astir $17 successful 2026 and spell up each twelvemonth depending connected however accelerated prices spell up. But those arguing successful favour of Prop 32 accidental Californians don't person clip to wait.

We tin each hold that Californians who enactment hard, moving afloat clip oregon more, should not unrecorded successful poverty. But that's precisely however millions of Californians are surviving due to the fact that their wages are excessively debased to spend however costly beingness has go successful California.

Anti-Poverty Advocate, Joe Sanberg

In the statement for Prop 32 as published by the Secretary of State's Office, Sanberg besides says it's incorrect for immoderate corporations to wage specified debased wages that workers are near needing taxpayer-funded aid.

"Taxpayers should not beryllium subsidizing immoderate corporations that take to wage highly debased wages," Sanberg said. "Enabling them to support the remainder arsenic excess nett for their owners."

Corporate greed is 1 happening that Sanberg and his absorption hold on, but those who reason Prop 32 don't deliberation raising the minimum wage is the answer.

Those against Prop 32 accidental raising the minimum wage volition wounded tiny and family-owned businesses, summation prices for Californians, and jeopardizes backing for nationalist information and education.

According those against the proposition, raising the minimum wage would besides permission Californians paying higher taxes, outgo authorities and section governments billions of dollars each year, and wounded the precise radical the measure is expected to help.

Ballot measures shouldn't beryllium toys for multimillionaires. One idiosyncratic alone—a multimillionaire—is down Prop 32. One idiosyncratic unsocial wrote Prop. 32, spent millions getting it connected the ballot, and wrote the statement for Prop. 32. Small concern and moving household advocates don't privation prop. 32

Jot Condie, California Restaurant Association President; Jennifer Barrera, California Chamber of Commerce President; and Ron Fong, California Grocers Association President

Ultimately the powerfulness rests successful the hands of voters. Election time is Nov. 5.