It's great to see local cities trying to help those who do not work directly in the high tech industry by having the courage to raise the minimum wage. However, I know there will be many who disagree paying $15.00 per hour and think it's too much. If you are the one working a job that barely pays minimum wage, it's impossible to pay the market rate for rent in Mountain View. If you are blessed with a full-time $15.00 an hour minimum wage job in our local area, that equates to $2,600.00 per month before taxes.

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Here is what I found for the going rent for Mountain View;

Mountain View, CA Rental Market Trends Highlights:

The average rent for an apartment in Mountain View is $2,924, a 3% increase compared to the previous year, when the average rent was $2,846.

Studio apartments in Mountain View rent for $2,014 a month, while 1-bedroom apartments ask on average $2,688 a month; the average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $3,501.

When you take into consideration the cost of living in the Silicon Valley area, $15.00 an hour for a minimum wage job doesn't sound like they are overpaid. Just think about how much you are making on your job and be thankful you can afford to live in this area. For senior citizens who live on a fixed income, the cost of living crumbs the government is hesitant to provide does not cover the increased costs of health care insurance premiums and out of pocket costs for office visits and for prescriptions. There are no easy answers to living in the Bay Area, just be grateful and blessed. Be kind to all employees because we are all in this together. Happy Holidays to all..

This is great news for workers, but all of us have to bite the bullet and pay a reasonable price (e.g. more than we want!) for service at local restaurants and other establishments. This is an expensive place to live, and we can't have it both ways.

Minimum wage jobs were never meant to be for a person living on his/her own.

This will mean Mom and Pop shops will have to let go of some of their employees and have the remanding ones work harder and less hours.

Less people will be able to afford the 20 dollar hamburgers and frys. Less costumers the less profit, the more layoffs and closing of stores. Just like the parking issue, no parking, people go elsewhere. Even Ava is closing shop.

That's plainly false. Here's what FDR had to say:

"no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level-I mean the wages of decent living." (Web Link

And what happened to the feel good policy of FDR? Prices rose by more then double and what happens when prices double? Your hard earn savings are reduced by half, so if you had 100k in savings then it would only be worth 50k. So basically those hurt the most are retires living off their savings.

Before you act, think what the results will mean. Just because something may feel good, or sound good, doesn't mean it is.

One must note that I've linked to evidence supporting my position, yet you haven't. Please cite a study attributing a doubling of prices to the institution of a minimum wage.

Will you grant that you were incorrect about the historical intent of the minimum wage?