if it comes out of “employer’s pocket”, does that not mean employer has less in their pocket to pay as wages or for new hires or growing the business?
Of course not. According to Democrats all employers have huge pockets stuffed with a never-ending source of money. /s
“””if it comes out of employers pocket, does that not mean employer has less in their pocket to pay as wages or for new hires or growing the business?””””
The “employers pocket” is also used to pay for overhead, utilities, trucks, repairs, insurance and a gob of other things. If I could run a business without all those pesky things I could hire more people and pay them more.