[sarasota]

More welfare recipients and dependence on government. Isn’t that the plan?

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Of all the bone-headed ideas this is the worst.

Bring back US jobs now, but whatever you do, do not make them more expensive.

That is idiocy.

[oldbrowser]

That is about a 25% increase in the minimum wage. Soon to be followed by a 25% increase in many other people's wages and a corresponding increase in prices. The only people that will get stuck is those on a fixed income or those with accumulated savings. Those will see a 20% reduction in their purchasing power.

[CharlesWayneCT]

There are some big companies that support Obamacare and support increasing the minimum wage.

If you look into their operations, you’ll find that in general, it is companies that pay more than the minimum wage, and who already offer employee health plans at about the minimum needed for Obamacare.

So, they support these programs, because these programs will damage their smaller competitors.

Big business almost always supports regulation, because while it drives up their costs, it is more manageable for them, and puts huge barriers up to newcomers into their market.

[faithhopecharity]

the higher the costs of employing people, the less people will be employed

more and more layoffs
less and less new jobs created

more and more people on the dole

obvious to all
so it must be intended