[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Remember to tell your libtard friends, this has two causes:

1. The minimum-wage increase the congress passed. Minimum-wage increases ALWAYS lead to higher unemployment.

2. Business is scared to death to take on any extra operating expenses given Obammie the Commie and his anti-free-market and anti-business agenda. Businesses are scaling back, preparing for the worst.

[JavaJumpy]

“The minimum-wage increase the congress passed. Minimum-wage increases ALWAYS lead to higher unemployment.”

I can never successfully argue this with a lib. What am I doing wrong? It ends up being that I am heartless for wanting a poor father to try to feed his five kids on $6.50/hour because he CAN’T find any other job and he’s too TIRED to go to school or doesn’t have enough money and can’t get full backing to go to school and no one should have to take out loans to go to school. With them, there’s always an excuse.

[CRBDeuce]

Businesses are scaling back, preparing for the worst.

That would be #3...business was required to 'scale back' when the 2006 Congress passed the Pension Relief Act. The Act requires business to fund 90% of all pensions beginning January 1, 2009. Like most 'labor' laws those most hurt are 'labor'.