tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post8402480598950232883..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: The Story Told by Failed AmendmentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-69947533893780990892009-07-17T08:49:01.027-04:002009-07-17T08:49:01.027-04:00The Davis-Bacon Act just means that Federal contra...The Davis-Bacon Act just means that Federal contractors can't get away with paying $7.25/h ($1160/month assuming 160 hours of work/month) in locations where the cost of rent for a small apartment is $1500/month.<br /><br />In other words, if the cost of living in a region is so high that the prevailing wage is higher than the national average, contractors are required to meet the prevailing wage for the region. <br /><br />This is primarily for projects in locations with high housing costs, such as California and the Boston-New York-Washington urban corridor. Chicago and Seattle would probably be affected also, because costs are pretty high in those cities. Las Vegas is expensive, but rural Nevada has lower housing costs.<br /><br />Most parts of Florida actually have living costs only slightly above the national average, so I'm not sure why Rep. Connie Mack has his knickers in a knot about this issue, other than that he cares not about the needs of the worker-bees to be able to pay their rent or mortgage. <br /><br />I think some of the Yucca Mtn. amendments are reasonable, but the thing against the Davis-Bacon act is not. It's just another swipe against hard-working Americans.Ruth Sponslernoreply@blogger.com