Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell vetoed a minimum wage bill that would have raised the CT minium wage from $7.65/hr to $8/hr in 2009 and $8.25/hr in 2010.
“Seeking an increase in the minimum wage is laudable, but it is a decision that cannot be made absent consideration of its impact on the state’s economy,” Rell wrote in her veto message to Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz.
“As leaders, we have to be cautious about mandating additional costs to be borne by Connecticut employers and must always be cognizant of what is best for Connecticut, not only in the short term, but the long term,” she said.
Additionally, from the Governor’s office press release…
“We must not lose sight of the integral role that employers play in sustaining our economy, or the fact that, without employers, there are no jobs,” Governor Rell said. “It is not a minimum wage increase that will support our families – it is a thriving economy, accomplished through a business-friendly environment with successful employers and reasonably priced consumer goods and services.”
I say BRAVO!
Of course, the governor is an “evil Republican”.
