Socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is not happy with Mayor Ed Murray’s decision to delay the announcement for a $15 per hour minimum wage hike. Murray decided to give the Income … [Read more...]
Minimum wage just the start of a liberal dream
Liberal think tankers are so predictable – wherever the conversation starts, it will end with the demand to change our state’s tax system. The Democrats’ stated goal of a state income tax is never too … [Read more...]
Times writer demonstrates lack of economic understanding – again
Sometimes Seattle Times Danny Westneat sounds sensible in his rambling columns - yet still demonstrates a basic lack of understanding of basic economic principles. In this one, he urges caution at an … [Read more...]
Desperate unions take to intimidation tactics for $15Now
Having lost public support and the argument for a $15 minimum wage, unions plan on getting their way by doing what they do best: utilizing intimidation tactics. Ever the agents of voluntary … [Read more...]
New poll: Support plunges for $15Now
Similar to Obamacare, a $15 minimum wage sounds great to the average person… until said person begins to understand the full force of its meaning and implications. That is—at least—what appears to be … [Read more...]
Do socialists read polls?
Seattle’s socialist city council member – at least the only one that will call herself that publically – stunned some of her supporters by abandoning her rallying cry of an immediate $15 minimum wage … [Read more...]
Daily News tells Inslee: keep trying to do something right
Jay Inslee can certainly claim consistency, if not success, in his second legislative session in the Governor’s mansion – he has definitely convinced newspaper editorial boards that he still has some … [Read more...]
In budget announcement, Inslee comes through for his labor buddies
As people across the country struggle to maintain their health coverage in the face of Obamacare implementation (some five million Americans have already received cancellation notices in just the … [Read more...]
Union rejection of Boeing contract “credit negative” for Washington state
The harmful economic fallout from the Machinists Union’s decision November 13th to reject Boeing’s long-term contract offer continues. Moody’s Weekly Credit Outlook on U.S. Public Finance for … [Read more...]
Did anyone notice the governor was missing?
Not that many people may have noticed, but the state’s top elected leader evidently decided that the best way to convince Boeing to build the 777X in our state was to … leave the state. And then to … [Read more...]
Democrats in Congress jumping from sinking ObamaCare ship
This would funny, if ObamaCare weren’t such an unmitigated disaster (editor’s note: I am one of the 5% the President lied to about being able to keep my insurance; I was cancelled and now get to pay … [Read more...]
Liberal tune has changed over Obamacare
It appears that the earth has shifted under ObamaCare, as now Members of Congress from the President’s own party are telling the truth about the law and exercising damage control. Last week Senator … [Read more...]