tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5562162706504033533..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: ECONOMIST Pizza Joints Are Doomed If New York Passes A $15 Minimum Wage Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62649876366483252642015-11-05T16:22:13.716-05:002015-11-05T16:22:13.716-05:00Now that you mention it, at the more menial jobs I...Now that you mention it, at the more menial jobs I had, many of my coworkers were Mexican. And this is going back quite a few decades. There was a minimum wage even back then, but it was routinely ignored. Today I own a small tech company with under ten people. I plan to never again hire an American worker again. Just too risky for a small business that is able to avoid it.Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44748902167725624742015-11-05T11:58:37.619-05:002015-11-05T11:58:37.619-05:00It's not just the minimum wage that affects yo...It's not just the minimum wage that affects youth unemployment. When I got my first "arms length" summer job in my early teens (I had done work for a family business by then) I had to get gov't issued "working papers", which involved numerous parental certifications and involved a physical exam by a doctor. On the job, there were many rules and restrictions on my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88515697731484465342015-11-05T07:33:24.070-05:002015-11-05T07:33:24.070-05:00When I was a young 'un I was able to easily ge...When I was a young 'un I was able to easily get work experience at a number of different jobs. Due to the increasing minimum wage, those opportunities are simply not available to today's yoots.Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.com