Now this is downright funny. We scream for a higher minimum wage
then when we get it we complain because we make too much money to qualify for
the free stuff. Go figure.
18 JULY 2015
Seattle Employees Ask for Reduced Hours So That Jacked-Up Minimum
Wage Won’t Cost Them Subsidized Housing
By jacking up minimum wage, Seattle has provided a valuable lesson in liberal economics. The plan has now backfired.
Nora Gibson is the executive director of Full Life Care told KIRO
7 she saw a sudden reaction from workers when Seattle’s phased minimum-wage
ordinance
took effect in April, bringing minimum wage to $11 an hour. She said anecdotally, some people feared they would lose their subsidized housing so
they have asked that their work hours be reduced to remain eligible for all government subsidies.
took effect in April, bringing minimum wage to $11 an hour. She said anecdotally, some people feared they would lose their subsidized housing so
they have asked that their work hours be reduced to remain eligible for all government subsidies.
It doesn’t stop at $11/hour. The law puts it up to $15 starting
January 1,2017, they will have to reduce their work hours even more to remain
eligible
for handouts. Good thing the minimum wage wasn’t raised even higher, most would not work at all, they prefer to be spoon fed and remain on the government plantation.
for handouts. Good thing the minimum wage wasn’t raised even higher, most would not work at all, they prefer to be spoon fed and remain on the government plantation.
Remember free market capitalism? Under that system, the harder and
smarter you worked, the higher your standard of living. But that was found to
result
in income inequality, so now we have a system where wealth is bestowed by bureaucrats, and working harder doesn’t always make sense.
in income inequality, so now we have a system where wealth is bestowed by bureaucrats, and working harder doesn’t always make sense.
But, more heads will have to be hired to take up the slack. Then
Obama can take credit for lowering the unemployment numbers.
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