Liberals subscribe to magical thinking, believing that free college tuition and free health care to illegals will somehow end up a net win for the public. But reality often intrudes on this magical thinking like a big pimple on the end of your nose, and it is painful and unsightly. In this case, the laws of economics are intruding into the magical thinking of liberal politicians in San Francisco (as if there were any other kind there), and it is a growing problem.
San Francisco has declared that the minimum wage in the city, now being replicated in several other fact-challenged cities, will rise to $15 by 2018, and polls there predict happy, better-paid workers who will finally have a “living wage.” They have also insisted that this will not increase inflation and that it will be a boon to the minimum wage worker. That is a lie. And the impact is just now showing up as the first mandated rise from $10.74 to $12.25 is being implemented by certain retailers.
See who is raising prices in San Francisco, page 2:
Does this law of cause and effect civer CEO and Excutive raises and bonuses?….Why did these not happen CEO. salaries skyrocket…..The Conservative side of the aisle has cpnvinced the uninformef and the uneducated that working people are the problem……If the minum wage had kept up with inflation it would be over 22 follars per hour….Secondly, in 1960, the average CEO made approx. 42 times more than the average worker did…..Today , the average CEO makes almost 450 times the average worker makes……And you think it is the poor working asking for a raise. is the problem????….. think man think….peace
Doubt waiters will be seeing many tips.
Every argument this article proposes about raising the minimum wage is false….nobody working 40hr. A week should not live in poverty & on public assistance for example Walmart has the highest percentage of full time workers on assistance there is room for wage growth
How long you work is meaningless. What you produce is what matters. Employees that produce are valuable. The ones that talk about “my hours” don’t last.
Perhaps you should hire five or six people so you can see the one that works 40 hours and does not deserve anything but starvation.
I’m so glad I know what it takes to become successful I feel sorry for these people who make fast food joints a career. Go get a real job duh
And to rebuttal there are over 116 taxes and fees that the government collects $0.80 on the dollar. Conservatives are trying to lower these taxes and fees. If these gat lowered by 50% the minimum wage worker would get an equivalent of a $3.00 an hour raise. Think about it.
It appears you want slavery, not decent wages. Oh, no! Slaves had housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation. You’re right…don’t bring slavery back…just fight minimum wage increase..It’s a hell of a lot cheaper..And don’t forget to sticks your breasts and protest ” slave wages” in other countriesWhile demanding that people work for $7.75 an hour and provide their own food, clothing, housing , transportation and medical coverage. Solution…work 3 jobs so I can live like a king off your sweat. Have to love the GREED of Conservative task masters.
Ludwig Schweinfurth IV
So what’s your real name?
Worked at Walmart for 3 years only management is full time everyone else is how they put it permanent part time
That seems steep for the volume of the business. But they will most likely retain employees and have better customer services and larger profits within 6 months.