Florida Governor Tells California: Lose that $15 Minimum Wage.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Governor Rick Scott is off to California next week in search of jobs, and the Governor is already sparring with California’s Governor.
On Monday, Enterprise Florida released a radio ad titled 'Keep the sunshine, Lose the taxes.' It’s running in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and takes the Golden State to task for raising the minimum wage to $15.
“700,000. that’s how many California jobs will be lost, thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage,” chimes a female voice in the ad.
Scott opposes a minimum wage hike in Florida.
“Why do oppose a hike in the minimum wage?” we asked Scott.
“I want more people to get jobs. One of the things…there’s a study that says in California if they raise the minimum wage, their gonna lose 700,000 jobs,” Scott said.
California Governor Jerry Brown is basically saying bring it on… just much more nicely.
In a statement, Brown's Press Secretary points out that since Scott was last in California, “California has added twice as many jobs as Florida, while paying down debt."
The statement goes on to say that California has taken "bold action action on issues Governor Scott continues to ignore, like climate change and poverty."
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