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 $12.25 is being implemented by certain retailers.
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Your an idiot. If a company that post profits passes it all to unskilled workers they waste it on the newest nike’s, video games, and other stupid$#%&!@* The money leaves the country and is gone.
If that same company uses the profit to expand its bussiness or start a new bussiness it employs more people. No one is getting wealthy but at least they are working and not being replaced by a robot.
Brandon Wrinn
Your right…it’s a poverty wage, that’s why they have employees on public assistance this is Reagan trickle down economics at its best
Alex Ruff, what’s your view on this subject?
What grocery store do you shop at Juan? Your savings are very little, especially if you shop at a union grocery.
Have to pay a tip???? Is there a law that says you HAVE to pay a tip? People feel obligated to tip their waiter/waitress because it is politically correct.
Yes Rick, every company that is in business should NEVER make a profit. You liberals are sick to think companies should give their profits to YOU.
Alex Peek What IS your reality Alex? That everybody should give to you so you can reap the rewards of another? Do you demand that your neighbor cut your grass every two weeks? Bernie Sanders comes to mind.
Wtf is wrong with you? Typical response from a hold dude..I want nothing from anyone..but do expect something back from my taxes.. Over 640,000 people every year file bankruptcy for medical Bill’s. While Americans pay close to 3 times what other nations pay for universal healthcare..
You are brain washed buddy..we did have tuition free universities up until the Vietnam war…until merika decided they would rather support wars with our taxes…keep living in the past buddy
Dear Calfornia – that’s a shame.