Former Councilman Terry Warner's living wage ordinance may be headed to its end, at least if Jon Camp has anything to say about it. Camp wants to chip away at the ordinance by exempting non-profit groups. I'm sure his druthers is to ditch it altogether, but such a proposal would likely face the wrath of Mayor Beutler's veto pen.
Lincolnites haven't made much of a fuss about the impact of the living wage ordinance. Every now and then we hear that bids for various projects came in higher than expected in part due to the ordinance, but so far that has done little more than arouse a subdued grumble or two. I suspect Camp's proposed change will have the same effect on the general population.
What's your take on the living wage ordinance?
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I think it’s unAmerican. And I think it was a big waste of the council’s time.
I would scrap it, too. I am a free-market capitalist kind of guy. Let the market dictate the wages and don’t hamstring who the gov’ment can do bidness with.
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