I talk with alot of regular non political people and the one thing most of them have in common is they support the $15 minimum wage. These are not all Bernie backers, either. Their argument usually falls along the line of “well, these rich CEO’s can afford to give workers a raise.”
The level of economic ignorance in this country is astounding
Moonbeam, and the rest of the liberal fools, on their normal path of destruction -— without any concern for consequences. It is about power and control, buying votes, and cementing their place in the once-great state of Taxifornia.
Actually, there is no $15 minimum wage at present. It is being phased in at a time rate that will allow repeal if things go wrong as evidenced by the apparel co moving from LA
Political weakness has forced the leaders of dying California and NY to take political positions that are detrimental.
“Half the people cannot afford to live and the other half are driving BMWs. “
Thank QE for that.
‘He stated “I’m hoping that what happens in California will not stay in California, but spread all across the country.’
Oh, guaranteed. What’s been happening in California, namely for-profit business, won’t stay in California - businesses will trip all over themselves to get out of the state and go someplace - anyplace - else.
Unfortunately, they just don’t get it out there, so employees who move will do their level best to bring their economic delusions with them.
It’s long past time to eliminate the min wage completely. Let the market decide what non-skilled workers deserve. If you can’t live off non-skilled wages, then get off your duff and learn a bleepin’ skill. A trained monkey can flip burgers and be just as sanitary as most of the human burger flippers.
look at Brown’s pic above. see how weird his right jacket collar looks? whats up with that?
And .. the garment industry in LA is leaving the state; because they cannot survive with that high a wage.
Hmmmm ..?? The state has already lost over 4 million people; probably conservatives, because that’s why I’m leaving.
What really makes me laugh is that illegal aliens are coming to California and will get $15 an hour. Ha Hahah
It is obvious from the economic policies we see coming from gov’t, and especially CA, that our politicians have the economic IQ of dust.
California can do what it likes just so long as the rest of the country is not expected to bail them out when, not if, they go bankrupt.
Those $5.00 Mickey D cheeseburgers just won’t taste the same as the 69¢ ones.....
Should raise it to $3000 an hour.
Any and all minimum wages should have been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court as they were initiated. Along with businesses reserving the right to refuse service to ANYONE for ANY REASON.
The underground job network goes for less than minimum wage for some jobs. I predict this will eventually be much more wide spread.
it will actually be a pay decrease:
many will lose their jobs in small and bigger business that cannot afford multiple workers at $15/hr.
the cost of everything will increase as a result making the seeming increase - non existent.
Then the cycle of whining for a minimum wage increase then starts again.
job performance is still in my view the best way to factor pay. Many with skills or “education” or years on the job even, may not put them to use so I see no need to pay some one by those criteria without largely focusing on day to day performance.
Per Gov Moonbeam, “I’m hoping that what happens in California will not stay in California, but spread all across the country.”
Well, of course, he does. That will be the only way to slow or stop the mass exodus of small and medium size businesses from his greedy as hell state government.
There was a time, before the dumbing down of America, when politicians, economists, the media and most other people understood the difference between entry level jobs, low skilled jobs versus a career.
Many in my generation, myself included, often held two, three or more jobs simultaneously as we worked our way up the economic ladder and built a career.
We didn’t expect to earn a living wage to support a family slinging hamburgers part time.
I know there are still many people who are sensible and responsible and follow that pattern.
They do what they have to do to succeed - to make something more of their life.
These are the kind of people who America should be proud of - who should be held up as examples.
But as in so many other things today, the slackers, whiners and moochers get the attention and empathy.
Economist Henry Hazlitt writes: “…the whole of economics can be reduced to a single lesson, and that lesson can be reduced to a single sentence. The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.”
In a way, this is good because if the new minimum wage begins to show unintended consequences in California, it should child proof the rest of the legislatures in the country.