tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post504253471328899454..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: HEROIC Christie Vetoes $15.00 Minimum Wage BillRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2404951563846418482016-09-06T04:15:51.401-04:002016-09-06T04:15:51.401-04:00I have yet to read what his motivation is. Perhaps...I have yet to read what his motivation is. Perhaps nobody knows. His actions are the only incontrovertible fact.Thane Eichenauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848580360960232789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54972326607343057812016-09-06T04:14:39.256-04:002016-09-06T04:14:39.256-04:00Be thankful that his understanding is good. It cou...Be thankful that his understanding is good. It could be better but it also could be much worse.Thane Eichenauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848580360960232789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83192488590558505702016-08-31T15:28:58.097-04:002016-08-31T15:28:58.097-04:00Thank you Brutus!!
Christie's statement seems...Thank you Brutus!!<br /><br />Christie's statement seems a bit meandering compared to "the unions want to put poor folks on welfare" or something similarly direct.<br /><br />Wage control advocates say they want to give the poor a "raise". Then why not also make it illegal to fire them? Or at least require severance packages? Raising the minimum wage but leaving employers Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763976152286027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20700188517297469302016-08-31T08:42:21.011-04:002016-08-31T08:42:21.011-04:00Christie’s reasoning:
"This type of heavy...Christie’s reasoning:<br /><br /> "This type of heavy hand of government, to say that we know better than the people who actually run these businesses (but I guess they don't when "gouging" prices - Brutus), is the reason why in past administrations New Jersey has gotten LESS AND LESS AFFORDABLE," he said. Christie added: "This measure is a complete pander to folks Brutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885083535036422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34541084988503193332016-08-30T21:21:39.298-04:002016-08-30T21:21:39.298-04:00Hardly, it's just that what wins politically i...Hardly, it's just that what wins politically is so different than what wins economically. Else we would get more of a free market and less of a parasitical oligarchy.<br /><br />So either we find a politically popular argument against wage controls, or we find a way to make a majority of voters economically literate What do you think is more likely in our lifetimes?<br /><br />"The 1% Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763976152286027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56849414504040925372016-08-30T20:50:03.228-04:002016-08-30T20:50:03.228-04:00Christie was going to sign until he got his estima...Christie was going to sign until he got his estimated monthly donut bill under the new minimum wage. Then he immediately vetoed the legislation.Pandemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315340208949970292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-61145348808758633832016-08-30T20:10:18.143-04:002016-08-30T20:10:18.143-04:00I remember when this guy was rationing gasoline an...I remember when this guy was rationing gasoline and threatening "price gougers" in the wake of hurricane Sandy. I applaud this veto but he's no hero when it comes to free markets.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380636832924052375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73598721150498144132016-08-30T18:10:58.713-04:002016-08-30T18:10:58.713-04:00Well then Tim, all is lost isn't it.Well then Tim, all is lost isn't it.enid lillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845836884601512637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19620973568707665852016-08-30T13:29:38.311-04:002016-08-30T13:29:38.311-04:00The economic case against wage controls is obvious...The economic case against wage controls is obvious. But how does this make political sense? How does Christie win politically from this?<br /><br />Answer that question and we have the key to actually rolling back wage controls. Because voters manifestly don't care about the economic case.Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763976152286027noreply@blogger.com