Is Seattle more stoopid than Boulder? SEATTLE’S MINIMUM WAGE CRASH: $15 to ZERO! Profits Tumble!.
Socialist Council-member Kshama Sawant was the main proponent of the $15 ordinance. She and her supporters denied that the policy change would hurt businesses in the city. In one interview, Sawant said there need be “no unintended consequences.”
“No Unintended Intended Consequences?” Who is she kidding? There are always consequences. In this case the consequences are the businesses that are downsizing, closing and failing, jobs that are lost, and most of all, people whose new hourly wage is ZERO. No unintended intended consequences? Are our politicians really that . . . stupid? Yes, I said it, Stupid. Do they really think taxes are irrelevant, businesses are omnipotent and that they can be drained in the name of politics without “any intended consequences?”
Well… yes the politicians really are that stooped. In Boulder, the pet project is power municipalization and green energy. I’m sure the Boulder City Council elite can take a few minutes of their time saving the planet and insuring expensive electricity to increase the minimum wage.
