Linked- Kicking the Can

Linked - Why Doubling the Minimum Wage Would Actually Be Madness

So much good stuff in this article, but here’s my favorite part.

Less than 2% of American workers actually make minimum or less.  Moving this to $15 an hour would mean closer to 40% of workers would be making minimum.

The fallacy that liberals always make is that when faced with a cost increase, businesses will just go “awe, shucks- guess we won’t be quite so profitable anymore” and take the hit.  It NEVER works that way.  Businesses will always find methods to mitigate the hit (automation, reduction of staff, cuts to benefits, or- worst of all- shutter the doors).

And these are same liberals who rail against “mega corporations;” who are the ONLY ones with the economies of scale to pay these wage and benefit requirements while keeping prices low

You want Wal-Mart on every corner?  Because this is how you get Wal-Mart on every corner….