Out here in Oregon, NBA Trailblazer turned Republican candidate for governor Chris Dudley has set off a debate about minimum wage laws. Currently set at $8.40 per hour and set to automatically rise with the Consumer Price Index to $8.50, Oregon has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. Additionally, Oregon is one of only seven states that doesn’t allow a tip credit or other discount for tipped employees. So while bars and restaurants in most states can pay less than the minimum wage to tipped employees on the assumption that gratuities will make up the difference, businesses in Oregon pay the full rate regardless.

In response to a question at a recent campaign event, Dudley suggested that the state should re-examine the issue and possibly implement some sort of reduced “training wage” for new hires. Video of the event is being used to drum up opposition among service industry workers: