Councilmembers Fulop and Lavarro are on the right track in raising workers wages

Ward E Councilman Steve Fulop and Councilman at large Rolando Lavarro are looking to raise the pay of low-wage workers to well above the minimum wage. In their plan Fulop and Lavarro say that city contractors and businesses who receive city subsidies would have to pay 200 percent of federal minimum wage, or roughly $14.50 an hour or slightly less than new hires at auto plants would be taking in. It is not all THAT burdensome to the contractors. Oh they'll claim poor but these are the same companies that get mega-million dollar deals to develop OUR city and OUR land. You know, OUR city where we set the rules and where our city decides we'd like our friends and neighbors a chance to climb into the middle class or start or continue some kind of nest egg. 

Now, Mayor Healy wouldn't really come out and say he's for it or against it, instead he used the opportunity given to him to once again take a swipe at Steve Fulop:

“Knowing that Steve Fulop does little to nothing without a political motivation, my initial reaction is that this is his response to the criticism he took at last week’s council meeting regarding his plan that could have cut jobs from workers at the JCIA, particularly the Second Chance program.”

Mayor, grow up. What kind of response is that to Jersey City residents taking home more pay? Instead of looking over and through Jersey City residents and voters to get at Steve Fulop why not tell us if you are for this plan or against it. Far from creating "impediments" to business how about thinking about US for once? Mayor, are you really hinting that if the wages go up on these jobs, developers like the asshats at Toll Brothers will stop buying and developing properties they stand to make hundreds of millions on? WRONG. These developers still be good little piggies eating at the trough of tax breaks and some will wonder if Solomon Dwek still works for the city and how they might contact him. It's just how they roll.

Here's a nickel's worth of free advice. Mayor, you have an election a year from now. Now might just be a good time to try and reconnect with voters and not the big wheels. You might want to let them know you back them on wage increases and other kitchen table issues you've been MIA on. 

Snooki and JWOWW have moved on, it's time you start thinking about your non-tanned flock.