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AS EMMY
VICTOR SHOWS US, THE
LOT OF DEBATE.
EMMY:
THREE SUPERVISORS MEET FOR THE
FIRST TIME TO TALK ABOUT MINIMUM
WAGE.
>> IT IS UNDISPUTED THAT FIVE
OUT OF THE SIX STATES THAT
WEREN'T IOWA HAVE A HIGHER
FIGURE -- HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE IN
THE FEDERAL AND IOWA MINIMUM
WAGE.
SHOULD THE WAGE BE HERE?
>> THE DEBATE COMES IN ON WHAT
IS THE RIGHT NUMBER.
EMMY: ONE COMMITTEE MEMBER SAYS
$15.
>> THE CITY JURISDICTIONS WITHIN
THE COUNTY WOULD NEED TO PUT ON
OPT OUT.
EMMY:
SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SHOULD BE EXPLORED STATEWIDE.
>> PARTICULARLY IN THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY, A ONE
COUNTY, A ONE OFF IN A COUNTY IS
NOT GOING TO BE PARTICULARLY
EASY OR EFFECTIVE.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL BE
TAKING A LOOK AT THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES, RAISING WAGES HIGH
ENOUGH
WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.