Posted on 11/08/2014 7:16:09 AM PST by umpqua
Voters in Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota supported proposals to raise wages for their lowest-paid workers–an issue that is of particular concern for small employers, who tend to operate on thinner margins. Illinois approved a non-binding measure, which won’t immediately change the current law.
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They just might be able to go out to eat, boosting the local economy.
Q. “Where does that rich business owner get the money to buy his fancy house and car?”
Poor person: “From me!”
Q. “Where does that rich person get the money to pay higher wages?”
Poor person: “Duh...”
Life’s hard on the stupid. And a politicians job is to make it harder!
Congratulations voters. You just voted yourselves higher unemployment, higher prices and, if businesses leave, higher taxes for you.
Cuomo has already promised to sc*** us just a little more.
South Dakota?
Isn’t this the place where McDonald’s had to pay people 17.00/hr because they were desperate for workers?
Finally!!!!!! Service will be sooooo much better now. Sarcasm Lives on forever!!!!!
Not sure, but I think it’s North Dakota.
RINO elites say the minimum wage is bad for economy. For once the RINOs are right and the voters are wrong.
But when social conservatives say redefining marriage is bad for civilization, RINO sophisticates say hey, get with the 21st century, times are changing.
What union bosses operate in those states?.
In Illinois the vote for higher minimum wage was advisory, however, new “republican” gov. elect Rauner supports it 100%, along with pervert marriage and baby killing.
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