This week we asked readers their thoughts on a proposal to raise the New York State minimum wage to $15 per hour for all hourly workers by 2021 (in the city, the $15 wage would take effect in 2018).
It should be $15 an hour, but they’re talking about raising it to $10 [by Dec. 31 of this year]. People can’t live on that. So they really should get off their butts and try and help us out a little bit more.
Chris Gardella
Bedford Park
I like it; they should do it all at once. It shouldn’t go to $10, then $13 (in 2016) and then $15 (in 2018). I think it should go straight to $15. I’m sure the employers will get some kind of benefit from the Federal government to subsidize the salaries.
Lance Hudson
Highbridge
I think that in the future they’re going to have machines that will replace all the workers. A few people will be running the machines and there will be few employees. They should just make it $15 once and for all, because the rent is very expensive. How are they going to pay the rent? Fifteen dollars is not a lot, but it’s better than $10. Employers will be all right; they just don’t want to give the right pay to employees. Employers are making money like crazy. They’re doing good.
Armando Lozada
Norwood
They should do it right away; why waste time? People will be laid off, that’s going to happen. Why do you think they had so many Mexicans working in a lot of places, off the books?
Juan Santos
Parkchester
It should be welcomed. People in the New York City area are struggling to pay the rent, and to have food on the table and money for transportation. I think the rent by itself is very expensive these days in New York, and it requires the person to have a good income. If business owners claim they have to lay off workers to stay in business, then they are crooks and they should be out of business.
Fernando Alomar
Parkchester
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In my opinion the $15.00 an hour is a great thing if everything remains the same. But, it won’t. In reality everything is going to go up accordingly and you’re going to be in the same spot you’re in now. If the Landlord has to pay their Janitors $15.00 an hour , who do you think he will charge the increase to? the tenants. The increase will be in your rent- so your rent goes up to compensate. McDonald’s has to pay it’s workers $15.00 an hour , so they’ll put the difference in your burger price. It sounds good but I’m not sure how this will work so we can really benefit from it.