tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3244500054265233171..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: New York City Restaurant Jobs Are Collapsing in the Face of a Higher Minimum WageRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20069165864211748312019-05-20T12:56:32.347-04:002019-05-20T12:56:32.347-04:00JJM, I was not thinking about those in positions o...JJM, I was not thinking about those in positions of power, but rather the useful idiots who campaign for increases in the minimum wage ("Fight for $15"). They're the ones who will get hoisted.The NAPsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631781625841157567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65228158373652389312019-05-20T10:00:55.739-04:002019-05-20T10:00:55.739-04:00I don't think they are going to get hoisted. D...I don't think they are going to get hoisted. Does this not serve progressivism's end goal? It increases their managerial power over society and then through the problems it has caused it can be leveraged for further advances. <br /><br />Food businesses are very competitive because outside of government regulations as they have relatively low barriers to entry. The regulation has made Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10872599554124947072019-05-19T18:02:16.714-04:002019-05-19T18:02:16.714-04:00The problem is, they will learn exacttly nothing f...The problem is, they will learn exacttly nothing from their experience. They'll just blame evil restaurant owners who won't hire them any longer. Being blind to reality is in the nature of the cults, and leftism is absolutely a cult.averroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741658997038386075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4371233471333192182019-05-19T09:13:32.333-04:002019-05-19T09:13:32.333-04:00I wonder why so many Republicans are against minim...I wonder why so many Republicans are against minimum-wage laws but are in favor of tariffs? It seems logically consistent to either favor both, or oppose both: They're both examples of a 3rd-Party intruding into the peaceful transactions of buyers and sellers, and forcing the buyer to pay a higher price than the market would naturally bear and at more onerous terms than they otherwise would Sui Jurishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797769895327734780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15088881841556287172019-05-18T11:08:51.259-04:002019-05-18T11:08:51.259-04:00There is definitely some Schadenfreude from seeing...There is definitely some Schadenfreude from seeing Progressives hoisted on their own petards.The NAPsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631781625841157567noreply@blogger.com