Watch the wages go up, up, up! 

But no thanks to the squabbling squealers in Washington.

The states have realized that if they want the minimum wage raised any time soon, they’re going to have to do it themselves.

Connecticut just endorsed President Obama’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 last week. It will be phased in through 2017. 

A few other states are already scheduled for increases, and others are likely to see legislative proposals in the near future. The District of Columbia will be at $11.50 by July 1, 2016, a whole six months before Connecticut. 

Meanwhile, states like Alabama and Louisiana have no state minimum. While other localities want to go above and beyond.

In the state of Washington, the city of SeaTac has raised their minimum wage to an eye raising $15. Citizens are now fighting businesses that don’t want to comply, and a court ruled that the airport, one of the biggest employers of workers in the town, is exempt. 

Other cities have thought about following SeaTac. Neighboring Seattle is seriously considering the raise. After all, Australia has a minimum wage around $15, and their Big Macs are not all that more expensive than ours.

U.S Fast food workers have been putting up a fight for better wages since 2012. Some cities and states finally appear to be listening.

The wage race is under way. Who’s next and who will get left behind?