That's insane. The John Birch Society was thoroughly discredited and run out of the Republican Party over 40 years ago. Seriously, you need to read something from this century.
Actually it was a Republican who abolished slavery. Republicans passed the Civil Rights Act. Democrats have always been the party of slavery and Jim Crow. We see it today with illegal immigration. Democrats have been fighting every attempt to take away their slaves for 150 years.
You can't be serious. Silicon Valley money dwarfs the Koch bros. How many of those folks vote for Republicans?
Sorry, the Koch bros meme is outdated by about 10-15 years.
They'll have to increase their prices to offset that increase in labor costs, thus negating the reason for the min wage increase in the first place since those workers will be forced to pay more for goods/services.
Obamacare saw to it that all those jobs were cut to part-time years before the current $15/hr minimum wage mandate, which is killing them even more now.
No, your "living wage" fantasy is what's not viable. You can't even define a "living wage". Put a number to that.
Why not raise the minimum wage to $100/hr? Seriously, why can't anyone answer that question?
Landscaping and roofing where two trades where one could make a decent living before illegal immigration took those jobs away. And yes, there are PLENTY of unemployed in California who would do the agricultural jobs if not for illegal immigration undercutting those wages as well.
Sowell isn't so much partisan as economic conservatives have adopted his theories. Before being brainwashed into dismissing anyone your betters have labeled for you, maybe read his work for yourself and make up your own mind? They label him because his theories are very difficult to dispute and they desperately don't want you researching it for yourself.
Not at $15/hr. In many parts of the country skilled labor is making that and living comfortably. Once the low-skilled minimum wage in their neighborhood for unskilled labor increases to the same level as their skilled labor what do you think will happen?
Increase prices means everything costs more. If the price of goods/services increase proportionally to the increased forced wage, doesn't that nullify the whole purpose of the forced wage increase? Now factor in the number of businesses who will close because the market cannot support those increased prices and what do you say to the people who just lost their jobs because of it?
There are fewer restaurants in Seattle today than there was before the min wage was increased. How can that stat be true? Are they only counting restaurants that haven't closed?
That's ludicrous. If those employees were kept on the clock then they would've been paid for those extra hours. Do you really believe small business on a tight margin have loads of extra cash laying around to blow on making the minimum wage law look bad???
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That's nonsense. Every piece of info on your voter registration card is public info available to anyone who requests it.
Are you just trolling? That's probably the dumbest think I've read on ./ today and that's a high bar.
That's insane. The John Birch Society was thoroughly discredited and run out of the Republican Party over 40 years ago. Seriously, you need to read something from this century.
Janitors are eating cat food to survive? Hint: Hyperbolic exaggeration is how you got Trump.
No, you are dependent for your own safety in every situation you mention except foreign terrorist states (unless you willingly go to one).
Actually it was a Republican who abolished slavery. Republicans passed the Civil Rights Act. Democrats have always been the party of slavery and Jim Crow. We see it today with illegal immigration. Democrats have been fighting every attempt to take away their slaves for 150 years.
You can't be serious. Silicon Valley money dwarfs the Koch bros. How many of those folks vote for Republicans? Sorry, the Koch bros meme is outdated by about 10-15 years.
Why not increase the minimum wage to $100/hr?
Not to mention what this does to every other industry that was paying skilled employees what is now the forced rate for unskilled workers.
What's the point of increasing wages if the cost of everything else increases at the same rate to pay for it?
Except they don't have more buying power as the costs for everything increases to support it!
They'll have to increase their prices to offset that increase in labor costs, thus negating the reason for the min wage increase in the first place since those workers will be forced to pay more for goods/services.
With tiny, culturally homogeneous populations in comparison.
Obamacare saw to it that all those jobs were cut to part-time years before the current $15/hr minimum wage mandate, which is killing them even more now.
No, your "living wage" fantasy is what's not viable. You can't even define a "living wage". Put a number to that. Why not raise the minimum wage to $100/hr? Seriously, why can't anyone answer that question?
Landscaping and roofing where two trades where one could make a decent living before illegal immigration took those jobs away. And yes, there are PLENTY of unemployed in California who would do the agricultural jobs if not for illegal immigration undercutting those wages as well.
Except now they have to pay higher prices with the same paycheck.
Sowell isn't so much partisan as economic conservatives have adopted his theories. Before being brainwashed into dismissing anyone your betters have labeled for you, maybe read his work for yourself and make up your own mind? They label him because his theories are very difficult to dispute and they desperately don't want you researching it for yourself.
Not at $15/hr. In many parts of the country skilled labor is making that and living comfortably. Once the low-skilled minimum wage in their neighborhood for unskilled labor increases to the same level as their skilled labor what do you think will happen?
Increase prices means everything costs more. If the price of goods/services increase proportionally to the increased forced wage, doesn't that nullify the whole purpose of the forced wage increase? Now factor in the number of businesses who will close because the market cannot support those increased prices and what do you say to the people who just lost their jobs because of it?
There are fewer restaurants in Seattle today than there was before the min wage was increased. How can that stat be true? Are they only counting restaurants that haven't closed?
If minimum wage has a negligible effect on employment then why not raise it to $100 hour? Serious question.
I'm seriously worried what our education system is putting when these neosocialists can't grasp basic economics.
That's ludicrous. If those employees were kept on the clock then they would've been paid for those extra hours. Do you really believe small business on a tight margin have loads of extra cash laying around to blow on making the minimum wage law look bad???
You're seriously trying to compare Norway and Sweden to the US economy? Good grief you can't be helped.