Farm Bureau stands against $15 minimum wage
ALBANY – The New York State Farm Bureau is saying “No” to the state-wide $15 minimum wage proposal which the organization argues would be detrimental to agribusinesses, including those in Chenango County.
Farmers and small business owners across the state joined together Monday in a petition to lawmakers to oppose the wage increase. With the April 1 deadline for a state budget just days away, the Farm Bureau is warning of the impact that a 67 percent raise in the minimum wage would have on family-run farms and other small businesses.
“The $15 minimum wage is one of the most serious threats to face the agricultural community in years. I am proud of our members and the leadership at every level of our great organization who stood up [Monday] to make sure their voices are heard,” stated NY Farm Bureau President Dean Norton. “We cannot sit idly by and watch as this proposal threatens to decimate family farms and small businesses across New York.”
The Chenango County Farm Bureau has adopted policies aligning with the State Farm Bureau. At a recent meeting of the Chenango Farm Bureau, CCFB President Bradd Vickers said the minimum wage proposal poses a serious threat to the viability of agribusinesses in Chenango County, where dairy is still the leading industry.
Opponents of the proposal say higher wages would bear consequences such as job loss and higher prices for consumers.
The battle to prevent a $15 minimum wage has garnered support from several local lawmakers, including Assemblyman Clifford Crouch (R-Bainbridge) who said that minimum wage sets a dangerous precedent.
“The minimum was never meant to be a living wage. It has always been an introductory wage where one can receive the necessary training and skills to excel in that particular field, if they so choose,” said Crouch. “It was never meant for a head of household supporting their family ... There is no denying that New Yorkers deserve to be making a decent wage, but we must be realistic about what our family farmers and small businesses can afford.”
The NY Farm Bureau cites reports conducted by the former director of the Congressional Budget Office that estimate at least 200,000 jobs will be lost due to a raise in minimum wage. A separate independent analysis by Farm Credit East estimates a $15 minimum wage would cost farmers between $387 and $622 million in 2021 at the peak of the wage rollout, and nearly 2,000 farms would no longer be profitable.
Farmers and small business owners across the state joined together Monday in a petition to lawmakers to oppose the wage increase. With the April 1 deadline for a state budget just days away, the Farm Bureau is warning of the impact that a 67 percent raise in the minimum wage would have on family-run farms and other small businesses.
“The $15 minimum wage is one of the most serious threats to face the agricultural community in years. I am proud of our members and the leadership at every level of our great organization who stood up [Monday] to make sure their voices are heard,” stated NY Farm Bureau President Dean Norton. “We cannot sit idly by and watch as this proposal threatens to decimate family farms and small businesses across New York.”
The Chenango County Farm Bureau has adopted policies aligning with the State Farm Bureau. At a recent meeting of the Chenango Farm Bureau, CCFB President Bradd Vickers said the minimum wage proposal poses a serious threat to the viability of agribusinesses in Chenango County, where dairy is still the leading industry.
Opponents of the proposal say higher wages would bear consequences such as job loss and higher prices for consumers.
The battle to prevent a $15 minimum wage has garnered support from several local lawmakers, including Assemblyman Clifford Crouch (R-Bainbridge) who said that minimum wage sets a dangerous precedent.
“The minimum was never meant to be a living wage. It has always been an introductory wage where one can receive the necessary training and skills to excel in that particular field, if they so choose,” said Crouch. “It was never meant for a head of household supporting their family ... There is no denying that New Yorkers deserve to be making a decent wage, but we must be realistic about what our family farmers and small businesses can afford.”
The NY Farm Bureau cites reports conducted by the former director of the Congressional Budget Office that estimate at least 200,000 jobs will be lost due to a raise in minimum wage. A separate independent analysis by Farm Credit East estimates a $15 minimum wage would cost farmers between $387 and $622 million in 2021 at the peak of the wage rollout, and nearly 2,000 farms would no longer be profitable.
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