Are these reputable licensed contractors all bad because they pay a “living wage” in a town where there is are undocumented immigrants available everywhere to undercut them who have NO workers comp insurance, little to no tools of the their own and no formal training whatsoever?
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What a red herring. None of the above could compete on a city contract.
The solution to two laws being broken isn’t passing a third law.
Finally, supporting union scale laws and living wage are two different things. Frankly, I think our society as a whole would benefit greatly from the downsizing of our consumption that a living wage getting apply to retail and restaurants.
In San Diego, that would be about $25/hr. Living wage is typically derived from the equating housing expenses for a one bedroom apartment to being 1/3rd of your income. IMHO, it would put a massive dent in the sprawl of Starbucks, fast food joints and Target-marts littering the landscape.
It also would probably create a very French like unemployment in our younger population and a Greek like blackmarket of work.
It would solve the issue of “subsidizing” Walmarts for their employees being removing them from being partially on the public dole to fully on the public dole.
