A few months ago here in E MO the union thugs, er, visitors from Michigan were casing the strip malls with local folk to get petition signers to put it on the ballot. I knew they were from MI because they were very bold in wearing their jackets announcing so.
I signed because I want to get a chance to vote no. Most businesses pay more than minimum anyway except in rural entry level or service industries.
Trouble is the typical voter is too stupid to understand the economics.
When they raised the minimum wage to $7/hr here in FL no one would work
for less than $8/hr.
Put it on the ballot and 70% will fall for it. Of course, they'll have the poor knocked-up teen complaining that she
can't support both her children on minimum wage -- meanwhile the cost of
Pampers, formula, etc. increases more than the pay raise.
