Lukas: ‘Absolutely’ This Is the Right Move by St. Louis to Roll Back the Minimum Wage

Missouri lawmakers pushing through ░░░░░░░░ bill that would force ░░░░░░░░ Louis to roll back ░░░░░░░░ wage from 10 an ░░░░░░░░ to 7 70 an ░░░░░░░░ The governor is allowing ░░░░░░░░ bill to pass Feeling ░░░░░░░░ high wage would be ░░░░░░░░ job kill next at ░░░░░░░░ 30 city Here now ░░░░░░░░ react about the of ░░░░░░░░ independent women s forum ░░░░░░░░ Lucas First let s ░░░░░░░░ that question Was this ░░░░░░░░ right move Absolutely Higher ░░░░░░░░ mum wage is those ░░░░░░░░ or policy ideas sounds ░░░░░░░░ a win for workers ░░░░░░░░ often ends up back ░░░░░░░░ We have seen this ░░░░░░░░ Seattle Seattle raised their ░░░░░░░░ mum wage recently and ░░░░░░░░ study just came out ░░░░░░░░ the University of Washington ░░░░░░░░ they found that actually ░░░░░░░░ average worker was earning ░░░░░░░░ less a month That ░░░░░░░░ because businesses couldn t ░░░░░░░░ the higher minimum wage ░░░░░░░░ cutting back workers hours ░░░░░░░░ is really good news ░░░░░░░░ Critics are going to ░░░░░░░░ that is just small ░░░░░░░░ trying to keep more ░░░░░░░░ and keep the people ░░░░░░░░ What did you say ░░░░░░░░ need the small businesses ░░░░░░░░ order to have the ░░░░░░░░ and the jobs in ░░░░░░░░ first place Absolutely I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ wish they he could ░░░░░░░░ hiring mother The problem ░░░░░░░░ it s become really ░░░░░░░░ with all the mandates ░░░░░░░░ the high cost of ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ out there you know ░░░░░░░░ m a mom I ░░░░░░░░ there is a lot ░░░░░░░░ moms out there saying ░░░░░░░░ I really wish my ░░░░░░░░ could get a first ░░░░░░░░ earn a little money ░░░░░░░░ more importantly get their ░░░░░░░░ in the door and ░░░░░░░░ some job experience on ░░░░░░░░ job experience And that ░░░░░░░░ really valuable But right ░░░░░░░░ we have our youth ░░░░░░░░ rate is still in ░░░░░░░░ digits and part of ░░░░░░░░ problem is too high ░░░░░░░░ wage that prevents people ░░░░░░░░ taking a chance on ░░░░░░░░ Todd Shouldn t market ░░░░░░░░ dictate the wage as ░░░░░░░░ to some art official ░░░░░░░░ set by the government ░░░░░░░░ This is exactly what ░░░░░░░░ need to make it ░░░░░░░░ businesses have the chance ░░░░░░░░ take a chance on ░░░░░░░░ with fewer skills so ░░░░░░░░ can get those first ░░░░░░░░ You know it s ░░░░░░░░ of civilly when you ░░░░░░░░ a living wage is ░░░░░░░░ 10 We really need ░░░░░░░░ to decide and workers ░░░░░░░░ decide whether it s ░░░░░░░░ their time to accept ░░░░░░░░ You know people do ░░░░░░░░ all the time among ░░░░░░░░ know wealthy kids take ░░░░░░░░ where they don t ░░░░░░░░ paid anything because they ░░░░░░░░ that job experience Todd ░░░░░░░░ question Carey We sat ░░░░░░░░ the couch an hour ░░░░░░░░ wages do need to ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ to appear like we ░░░░░░░░ being hypocritical That said ░░░░░░░░ t it true wages ░░░░░░░░ go up a little ░░░░░░░░ incrementally as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ big lush which causes ░░░░░░░░ to come back down ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely We want wages ░░░░░░░░ go up and workers ░░░░░░░░ be earning mother Best ░░░░░░░░ to do that is ░░░░░░░░ have a growing economy ░░░░░░░░ to get workers have ░░░░░░░░ them gain more skills ░░░░░░░░ s wife we need ░░░░░░░░ people we need businesses ░░░░░░░░ have the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ more people Not force ░░░░░░░░ or really to have ░░░░░░░░ government come in and ░░░░░░░░ decisions like this which ░░░░░░░░ to which often lead ░░░░░░░░ job loss Todd We ░░░░░░░░ seeing what s happening ░░░░░░░░ St Louis We will ░░░░░░░░ what what what happens ░░░░░░░░ Seattle and cities across ░░░░░░░░ country Carey thank you ░░░░░░░░ being here.
>> Thank you.