Prop. 32 increases the cost of living, eliminates jobs, makes our state and local government budget deficits worse, and makes California’s complex minimum wage laws even harder for businesses and workers to understand.

Proposition 32 was a California ballot proposition that was voted on as part of the 2024 California elections on November 5.

2024年11月5日 · Proposition 32 would have raised the state minimum wage to $17 for the rest of the year, and then $18 in January for large employers. Smaller employers — those with 25 or fewer workers — would have been required to pay at …

Proposition 32 would change the number of people enrolled in health and human services programs (such as California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal) because it would change people’s incomes. These enrollment changes likely would reduce state and local government costs.

Proposition 32 would raise the minimum wage to $17 for the remainder of 2024, and $18 an hour starting in January 2025 — a bump from the current $16. Small businesses with 25 or fewer employees would be required to start paying at least $17 next year, and $18 in 2026.

Under current law, the minimum wage, which rises with inflation, would reach $18.20 in 2029; Proposition 32 would increase it to an estimated $19.30 that year. This is a reasonable and narrow measure focused on the workers who are most in need of a boost, and California voters should support it."

2024年11月7日 · Proposition 32 will increase the already high cost of living in California by forcing small businesses to raise their prices and cut jobs in order to cope with higher payroll costs, opponents say. They argue state and local governments will chop vital services and increase taxes to fund the wage increases for their employees and contractors.

2024年11月5日 · Proposition 32 would change the number of people enrolled in health and human services programs (such as California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal) because it would change people’s incomes. These enrollment changes likely would reduce state and local government costs.

Proposition 32 will directly better the lives of 2 million Californians who will get a raise and we will stimulate more spending in our communities that most need that boost.

2024年11月5日 · Prop. 32 increases the cost of living, eliminates jobs, makes our state and local government budget deficits worse, and makes California’s complex minimum wage laws even harder for businesses and workers to understand.