Posted on 03/17/2015 8:50:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A bag of nuts for a flight to Baltimore cost me $12.
If you inferring I’m a liberal friend you’re very much mistaken.
If you are interested, I would suggest you do some research on the demographics of these cities. Look at the most heavily democrat cities in the country. They are all monocultures, like either all black Detroit, or all white Aspen. Democrats don't mix races. And policies enacted by Democrats will change the demographics of the city.
Black population deserting S.F., study says
We know that Seattle does not want people who can't earn $15 an hour any more. What is the demographic makeup of people who only earned $14 or less?
Ding ding ding.
The whole reason for these increases. Not for the poor downtrodden employees. It is merely a thinly veiled increase in taxes, using the employer as the tax collector, for the "king' in the legislature.
I think I might have a solution to this.
Lib: I’m a good person because I support the State imposing feel-good policy X.
Con: Here’s what’s going to happen if you do that.
Lib: No it won’t.
Con: Would you be willing to sign this paper allowing me to publicly kick you in the nuts when it does?
It is fitting that liberal-infested Seattle moved out to perform this folly in front of the rest of the Nation to present an example of what NOT to do.
Only time will tell if other cities are paying attention.
Get the gov. out of business.
They better also prepare for the influx of Obama’s immigrant squad seeking the higher wages - then even if they don’t obtain positions they will hang out for the grubermint freebies.
Except for the fact that Amazon and Microsoft are in Bellevue and Redmond. Those cities restaurants are booming because Seattle-ers can eat cheaper there.
Yes, they can, although the rest of the paragraph details what happens when they do. But there's more to it than that. Business can do all of these things given time to ease into them. Given an unalterable mandate that these changes come into being immediately, businesses simply can't adjust. It's all about cash flow, and the only thing ignorant government administrators can do is screw it up. Which they have.
I saw it on FR yesterday but I didn't note the author - welcome to the REAL minimum wage: $0.00.
Was $6.50....
Total robbery...
Isn’t that pretty cheap compared to brewskis @ most sports palaces these days?
I would pay $6.50 for a beer at an airport. Better be a microbrew however.
Just thought...I was getting ripped...when I could get a 6 pack of 16oz..for $6
And let me tell...you the ambiance was about a 1 on a scale of 10...HA!!!
You’ve never been to Sioux Falls, So. Dakota..I expect.
You got entertainment..cheer leaders, a football game...the crowd..etc.
I was in an airport!! HA!!!
Have the city politicians who passed this asinine measure voted themselves free meals yet?
(free to them but paid by taxpayers of course)
After all - with restaurant prices going up they can’t be expected to pay the higher dining prices themselves.
/s
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