Friday, February 16, 2018
Will City Voters Roll Back Minimum-Wage Hike?
It is my opinion that government mandated minimum wage increases are a "feel good" progressive idea with repercussions that do more harm than good...
At Spectator.org, Steven Greenhut seems to be on that same page:
"In the 72,000-population northern Arizona city of Flagstaff, voters in November 2016 approved a measure that raises the minimum wage to $12.50 an hour this year — and to $15 an hour by 2021. The City Council slowed implementation, but boosted the wage to $15.50 by 2022. That the local economy might not sustain such raises isn’t much of a concern to supporters.
Fortunately, a recent court ruling will allow local voters in the November 2018 election to consider a repeal of the wage hikes. But the fracas gained national attention shortly after the law was passed because, in the words of one resident quoted by the Associated Press, it had set the community 'at each other’s throats.' Tensions are still high as the matter continues to dominate local politics. That’s what happens when economic opportunity is viewed as a zero-sum game, and when government decides what private businesses must pay their employees."
