Letter to the Editor By Sattie Clark
Sacramento Bee, March 31, 2016
As a small-business owner, I’m happy to see California moving to a statewide $15 minimum wage. This will be good for businesses and workers.
When workers are paid more, they’re able to spend more at local businesses. When workers have enough money to take care of themselves and their families, they are also less likely to miss work due to illness and lack of child care or a broken-down car they can’t afford to repair. They are less likely to utilize taxpayer-funded assistance like food stamps and Medicaid to make up for inadequate wages. Our communities and our economy will be healthier.
Forward-thinking businesses already understand the value of a fair minimum wage, and I look forward to paying a wage that helps level the playing field for companies across the state. Raising the minimum wage is a smart investment for the future of California’s economy.
SATTIE CLARK,
REDWOOD VALLEY