Posted on 06/14/2013 4:23:14 AM PDT by suspects
Do liberals hate Bostons young black men?
If you knew nothing about politics but everything about economics and jobs, thats what youd think.
Under the leadership of Mayor Tom Menino, Gov. Deval Patrick and President Obama (the Mount Rushmore of Massachusetts-style liberalism), unemployment for black teenagers is around 40 percent about 600 percent higher than overall joblessness.
And what are Beacon Hill Democrats pushing? An increase in the minimum wage to $11 an hour aka The Hire Fewer Entry-Level Minority Employees Act of 2013.
The Boston Globe-Democrat claimed economists are divided on the impact of raising the minimum wage on employment.
If you actually read the article (I dont recommend it) youll find even they concede that they only dispute how much it hurts the job market.
A research paper published in the Journal of Human Resources concluded that when minimum wage rose, some low-wage workers hours and employment fell and their income declined as a result.
Economist James Dorn writing in Forbes magazine is even more specific:
There is abundant evidence that a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage leads to a 1 to 3 percent decrease in employment of low-skilled workers (using teens as a proxy) in the short run, and to a larger decrease in the long run, along with rising unemployment.
Thats not stopping the local loony-lefties. Boston City Council candidate Seamus Whalen is having a rally tomorrow for a $15/hour minimum wage, and U.S. Sen. Liz Warren has suggested the ideal would be closer to $22/hour, if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity.
While youre at it, why not drive through low-income neighborhoods with a megaphone and shout Just stay home! Dont even bother looking for a job!
The good news is...
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Progressive insanity is what it is. I remember when very few people spouted absurdity on a regular basis and those who did were not elected to office they were looked on as adult children who needed compassionate treatment. Now they think they are the brilliant leaders who should be in charge simply because those who know better don’t set them straight. I am no longer willing to listen to their foolishness without informing them that they are mentally ill.
Do Liberals hate American young black males?
A well known, melanin enhanced, uber-Liberal Representative was quoted as saying he was anxious when he thought he heard young men behind him when he was afot in Washington, DC one night.
Said “well known, melanin enhanced, uber-Liberal Representative” further stated he was relieved to turn around a discover they were white, not black.
Sometimes truth does come from the mouth of a Liberal.
Not to worry, as a result of the amnesty, blacks won’t have to worry about finding a job.
that too
Question: Do liberals hate young black men?
Answer: Absolutely. They must keep them on the plantation by promising them other people’s stuff (aka “loot”) and stoking race hatred, victimhood, and entitlement mentality. The result is a culture of barbarians.
That was Jesse Jackson rather than a congressman.
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