Proposition A ballot question asks to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. This ballot question comes from a citizen initiative petition. The funding source for this years petition is unknown, but in the 2018 raise the minimum wage ballot question, 4 million dollars were collected from out of state donors including the liberal activist 1630 project.

Prop A ballot language: Do you want to amend Missouri law to increase minimum wage January 1, 2025 to $13.75 per hour, increasing $1.25 per hour each year until 2026, when the minimum wage would be $15.00 per hour?

Adjust minimum wage based on changes in the Consumer Price Index each January beginning in 2027?

Require all employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every thirty hours worked?

Allow the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to provide oversight and enforcement?

Exempt governmental entities, political subdivisions, school districts and education institutions?

Minimum Wage increases sound great. If the lowest paid workers make more money, then won’t all our problems be solved? No.

Raising minimum wage causes unintended consequences including less entry level jobs. Notice the “Order Here” boards at fast food restaurants? Technology is replacing entry level workers because they are costing more than a giant electronic tablet at the counter of the restaurant.

Joe Biden’s own commerce department says a higher min wage will create job losses.

In January 2024, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that federal minimum wage increases would: cause the loss of thousands of USA entry level jobs, drive up prices, interest rates, and federal deficits. Total family income is likely to go down for our poorest families therefore adding to the welfare rolls.

An increase in minimum wage hurts small businesses the most — especially independent local restaurants. Because they can not afford to replace a human with a self order computer like the big chains.

Higher minimum wage will cause the cost of child care to go up — making it out of reach for some families.

This law may be well intentioned, but the real world unintended consequence is it will hurt many of the very people the promoters claim to want to help.

A no vote on Proposition A will help unskilled workers, teens and retired to be able to keep working.

On November 5, Missouri voters will get to decide five constitutional amendments and this ballot question along with candidates for President, U.S Senate, all Congressional reps, Governor, Lt Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, all 163 state reps, 17 of 34 state senators, and many local offices.

The last day to register to vote is October 9, 2024