It’s a bad day to be a working American in Oklahoma–and the first of many to come. On Monday, in response to the cry all across the country–and the response in some cities like Sea-Tac, a suburb of Seattle, Washington–for higher wages Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has signed a bill prohibiting cities in the state from establishing mandatory minimum wages or vacation and sick day requirements.
Proponents of the bill echo the tired line that a higher minimum wage will hurt business owners’ profits or, as Fallin put it, “Mandating minimum wage increases at the local level would drive business to other communities and states, and would raise prices for consumers.
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