On August 8, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors introduced a $30 per hour minimum wage that focuses only on one industry — tourism.
On August 10, the very same supervisors issued a letter to the state of California opposing a $25 per hour minimum wage for their own staff – county healthcare workers.
The hypocrisy is just getting started here.
Supervisor Janice Hahn, chair of the Board of Supervisors, is pushing legislation at lightning speed, without an economic impact analysis to evaluate how this massive increase for one group of workers changes the dynamics for workers in other fields.
It’s clear the supervisors understand how this stuff works. Their letter to the state says: “We are concerned … it would result in significant cost burdens to the county on an annual basis. The costs are estimated to be upwards of $200 million per year ongoing. These costs are so significant that these costs could have deleterious effects on the number of individuals the county could continue to employ, and possibly impact the delivery of county services.”
The board’s advocacy against legislation that impacts their ability to manage their “business” acknowledges dramatic changes can result in mass layoffs – which could even result in a potential increase in homelessness if county employees lose their jobs.
But the hypocrisy thickens.
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