[Lurker]

Actions have consequences.

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[Caipirabob]

Ohio’s new minimum wage is just five days old but already, some businesses have begun raising their prices to pay for it.

Well, where did they think the money would come from?!?

[MrJapan]

The min wage was still $3.35/hr when I left and came here
o.O

[MinorityRepublican]

All raising the minimum wage would do is to increase our inflation rate.

[skimask]

Rhe Democrats think that raising the minimum wage won't cause business owners to raise their prices. Since the evil business owners have so much money they should share it with those that don't.

[PA-RIVER]

Republicans should demand a raise to 50 per hour, plus mandatory health insurance benefits. "For the Children".

That way it will cost 25 bucks for a burger and a soda.

If dems dont cooperate, bash them for being cheap skates and refuse to vote for such a minimal and insulting increase.

[backhoe]

I really do believe this country has become terminally stupid.

The "businesses" do not pay this...

...their customers do.

[syriacus]

But the increase seems to have had no effect on the Convenient Food Mart in Flushing, according to manager Linda Porter.

The same goes for Zontini’s Pizza in Martins Ferry and Carlini’s Pizza in Shadyside.

Someone should repeat the question in 6 months.

[mware]

I see the people of Ohio are learning a basic lesson in economics

[gakrak]

I believe that the minimum wage push is not about poor working people, but about the Unions pushing the Dumbs to raise them.
Almost all union contracts are tied to increases in minimum wage. When the minimum wage is raised so are the wages of the union workers. As I see it the minimum wage serves no useful purpose. Amen.

[mewzilla]

For anyone who's curious...

Minimum Wage Statistics

[TankerKC]

Why will liberals whine endlessly about the cost of oil and its impact on other prices, but they can't see the same connection to the cost of labor?

[MadIvan]

Basic lesson in economics: there are two types of costs that can afflict business, fixed and variable costs. Fixed are costs the business can do nothing about - namely taxes, cost of labour, cost of energy, etc. Variable - the amount of labour, etc. - they can. By boosting fixed costs, businesses will be required to attack variable costs or increase prices to maintain profitability. By boosting wage costs, they either set up for less labour to be employed or for prices to go up.

In other words, the Democrats are a bunch of complete turd-brained idiots.

Regards, Ivan

[metmom]

And this is unexpected? Where to the *raise the minimum wage* people expect the moeny to come from? News for them, too; minimum wage jobs are not meant to be lived on.

[commonguymd]

What goes up must come down. Will it be the business owners' fault next? The politicians will tax the rich businesses to make up for the inequity, thus starting another spiral of price hikes. Yep, what goes up must come down. The unwashed masses these predators preach to are oblivious that they are being conned and coined all for a vote.

[mtbopfuyn]

“It’s very inflationary,” he said of the increase.

Funny, that's what I've been saying here only to get blasted.

[Dane]

This a classic case of economic ignorance and an example of "feel good and picking on evil business" voting.

The worst part of the Ohio law is the built increases, but the voters didn't care, they were sticking to the man(evil business).

You see the same mindset by some posters on FR, who are woefully economically ignorant.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

It's none of government's darned business what two people agree upon. If someone offers someone three dollars an hour to work and someone agrees to it, what's the problem? What happened to "choice"?

[Tarpon]

Soon the union thugs will want raises, it's all about the base line wage for unions, nothing more. Prices go up regardless.

Donks think money comes from businesses, businesses know money for taxes comes from customers. Donks live in a parallel universe where the bong is king. One toke over the line, it's Peloser's favorite song.

[Retired Chemist]

I had a part time job when I was going to High School. When the minimum wage increased, my hours were reduced.