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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s fairly clear to me that Elrich and his supporters are now trying to sell him as a moderate. I’ve lived in Takoma Park too long to buy that.

I want businesses to locate here. I want younger people to want to move here. I want the tax base to increase. I want a county executive who will be able to work with other leaders, not alienate them. Elrich is not the right person. [/quote]

Yeah, this

Elrich built his career by being on the far left and building up an anti business reputation. Good enough for council but not moderate enough for county exec[/quote]

Yeah - all of the business owners are anti Elrich because they are afraid of a $15 minimum wage. It’s that simple. Businesses will always be here because there’s a lot of money here, they just want more for themselves. Too bad - buck up!! 
Even amazon is bowing to political pressure and is offering their lowest level workers higher wages. You shouldn’t be working full time and still need food stamps , utility assistance and Medicaid. That’s called businesses living off the dole![/quote]

No, a $15 minimum wage was Elrich kow-towing to unions. It's not good for business or for the people of MoCo. The low-skilled jobs that can be moved to Frederick (which has lower minimum wage) will be moved there. Meanwhile, 20 year olds in MoCo will be unable to find entry-level jobs since their lack of skills means they aren't worth $15/hour, but would be worth $12/hr.

If Elrich really wanted to help to ensure families earn a living wage, he would have just increased the existing Earned Income Tax Credit. That looks at family size and total family income, and gives a credit if you don't earn enough.

Instead, now we'll see people with good full-time jobs during the week earning $15/hour for their weekend holiday job at Macy's to earn spending money for Christmas. This isn't helping the working poor.[/quote]

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