How many included in that 39% do you think are part-time employees? How many work for Wendy’s, McDonald’s, whatever? How much do you think a Wendy’s hamburger will go up if this is passed? Or a McDonald’s Happy Meal? Maybe that $1.00 sandwich will now cost $5.95.
These people want this to happen. It’s not that they’re clueless. The more they grind the economy into the ground, the more reason to take over various parts under government control.
Most of the companies without paid sick leave are those who hire the least skilled and the most likely to abuse sick leave. They’re the last ones that need their employment opportunities cut back—and that’s certain to be the result of such government meddling.