[KantianBurke]

Uh Pappy, even the employed could and will be hurt from this measure. Assume you're a business owner that has 30 workers. The edict now applys to you. You have to cut costs or raise prices to maintain profitability. Raising prices would hurt you against your competitors so you look to cutting costs. The quickest and most painless route to take would be to fire 6 employees. You're under the cap and you're still competative. Thanks to those living wage stalinists those 6 hypothetical employees are now out of work completely.

[RJCogburn]

those 6 hypothetical employees are now out of work completely.

Yes, but they are making more/hour. It's just that their # of hours has been reduced to zero.

[AppyPappy]

would be to fire 6 employees

Yes but those 6 workers would be paid a lot more if they were working. It's real compassion.

[Sam Cree]

"Thanks to those living wage stalinists those 6 hypothetical employees are now out of work completely."

IMO, that's usually the result of union activity anyway, a few guys get high paying jobs while many more are put out of work. Price and wage fixing is classic socialism, I guess history shows how well it has worked.

[NittanyLion]

Assume you're a business owner that has 30 workers. The edict now applys to you. You have to cut costs or raise prices to maintain profitability. Raising prices would hurt you against your competitors so you look to cutting costs. The quickest and most painless route to take would be to fire 6 employees. You're under the cap and you're still competative.

I'm sure Santa Fe politicians will quickly determine the next logical step: just prevent employers from firing their employees to get under the cap. Problem solved.

See how easy it is when you've never produced a damn thing in your life?