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1. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 15:47:52 EDT Ji Fu

   If you are going to do this why set a floor? I could see cities like Detroit & Marquette setting lower rates in hopes of attracting businesses.I am not in favor of it, but I imagine they would be.

   
   

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   Michigan Democrats want cities to decide how much private employers pay - BridgeDetroit

   
   "The bill would allow cities to set minimum wages that exceed the state’s $10.10 per hour, a rate that could grow to $13.03 this year, depending on the outcome of a case pending before the Michigan Supreme Court.

   A total of 44 states, including Michigan, have passed laws barring local labor laws since 1984, according to an analysis by the liberal think tank Economic Policy Institute."

   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 12:34:40 EDT lnxw48a1

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      @fu I can see it if the local rates cannot be lower than the statewide range. At one point, CA hadn't raised its wage in years. In CA, charter cities and towns have more powers than general law cities and towns, so several charter cities raised their minimums. In one case I remember, a shopping mall was partly in a city with a higher minimum wage.
      
      The stores in the other half were understaffed, as anyone who could get hired at the higher wage side left the lower wage side.
      
      This was years ago, so I can't find the link now.