Posted on 08/27/2014 6:12:17 AM PDT by Paul46360
(Chicago) Mayor Emanuel is vowing to phase-in a higher minimum wage in Chicago than Springfield politicians are planning for the entire state.
Rahm says hell push for a $13 minimum wage in Chicago even if the state enacts its pending ten dollar minimum wage.
(Excerpt) Read more at wlsam.com ...
That’ll solve their unemployment problem for sure....
(/s for those that can’t see it with out it)
Bad news for teens, single moms and other low-skilled workers. But on the bright side, great news for investors in robot manufacturers!
Because there are still some black kids in Chicago that have jobs. Got to keep any of them from escaping from the government plantation.
Well, that’s it, then. I’ll be selling the farm and moving to Chi-Town to makes me some Big Money!
*SMIRK*
$13/hr rate puts thousands more people on public assistance, some companies will go out of business, some companies will have to raise their prices, the government has to hire more people in their social services department to administer the new dependents, taxes will go up. Eventually Chicago will turn into Detroit.
The laws of economics will not be mocked.
Hopefully, now they’ll be able to purchase a gun to defend themselves from their brothas.
ahhh....go for $20.00 an hour, Rahm.
I always wonder about those who can’t see the sarcasm...
it’s usually obvious to me.
I’m all for a higher minimum wage for long term workers, along with EVerify and jobs going to qualified US citizens first. But $13 an hour? That’s nuts. That will put those high-paying jobs into the hands of suburbanites, highly qualified people from other areas moving in for them, highly qualified retirees looking for spending money and part time college students. It could created a situation where underemployed Chicago residents have to commute to the suburbs for lower paying jobs!
Go ahead and drive more business from the city. Those that stay will simply automate as much as possible.
Should be called the “20% minimum unemployment rate”.
Well, I guess we can say goodbye to fast food, unless they get those burger robots going.
Sarcasm, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.........................
You go right ahead and pay your employees that higher wage.
Let me know how that works for your business.
"Enjoy your extra *BIG ASS FRIES*!"
They’ll get robots for sure. And move their headquarters out of the US to avoid taxes. It’s just around the corner.
Ballerina Rahm can pat himself on the back for his touching “generosity”.
That Rahm Emanuel is so-o-o-oo generous with his money!
What a sleazy commie hack this guy is. No wonder he's one of the scum that surrounds the right hand of the sociopathic DC capo of all capos, Barack Obama.
Leni
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