Gov. Mary Fallin signed an executive order preventing municipalities from raising the minimum wage within their borders. I live in Norman, and the cost of living here is higher than in most of Oklahoma. $7.25 per hour is a starvation wage everywhere. Ask Mary Fallin to allow cities to raise their minimum wage.
Why is this important?
My wife and I and many of our friends have to work multiple jobs upwards of 60 hours a week just to get the bills paid--and we can't afford groceries afterwards. We have to get our groceries from church food drives. We don't have kids so we can't get food stamps.
Your citizens shouldn't work 60 hours a week to starve. Raise the ban on minimum wage increase.
