Posted on 07/30/2015 10:41:01 AM PDT by John Semmens
Professing to be “fed up” with the state legislature’s failure to enact a minimum wage he deems high enough, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has decreed a $15 per hour minimum wage for the fast food industry in his state.
“I gave the legislature the opportunity to do the right thing, but their refusal to pass the $15 per hour wage has forced me to seize the initiative,” Cuomo said. “The voters of this state elected me to get things done. One way or another, that’s what I’m going to do. If the legislature thinks I’m treading on their turf they can try to impeach me.”
Cuomo brushed aside fears that the wage boost could drive many fast food restaurants out of business, saying “so what? Fast food is unhealthy. If this regulation drives down the consumption of this poison so much the better.”
The governor similarly dismissed concerns that the higher wage would drive up prices consumers have to pay. “If customers have to pay more for food maybe they’ll eat less of it,” he reasoned. “Americans are too damned fat as it is. They could stand to go on a diet. If that’s an outcome from the higher wage regulation, then that’s a win-win scenario as far as I’m concerned.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2015/07/28/administration-says-failure-to-accept-iran-deal-means-war/
On my satellite TV the State of New York is trolling for new businesses by touting all the “Conservative” rules it has implemented. They know conservative free enterprise works. They just lure the suckers in then they’ll tax and regulate the Shiite out of them.
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