Healthcare workers in New York and California celebrated last week, as the two states were poised to pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

The California Legislature approved a plan on Thursday that would raise the minimum wage incrementally, from the current $10 an hour to $15 by 2022. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) was expected to sign the wage increase, which will affect more than 440,000 of the state’s healthcare workers, into law on Monday.

In New York, a $15 minimum wage hike was included in a budget agreement reached by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and state legislative leaders on Thursday. The wage provision would increase the minimum wage in New York City to $15 by the end of 2018. The rest of the state would raise the minimum wage to $15 incrementally, with some counties slated to hit the $15 mark by 2021, and others at a date yet to be determined.

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$15 per hour minimum wage is the cost of socialism. A 50% wage increase to keep Animal Farm wanting more for less and small businesses filing bankruptcy. Next will be pork in every pot.  Vote for Trump for a practical approach to governing the Great American Enterprise.  Jerry Rhoads