Yet another former CEO is warning of the consequences of the $15 minimum wage. Ex-McDonald’s CEO Ed Rensi recently warned that the subjectively high minimum wage is a job-killer. Rensi explained … [Read more...]
UW professor: $15 minimum wage “picks winners and losers”
University of Washington Professor Jacob Vigdor has some bad news for Seattleites/supporters of the $15 minimum wage. Vigdor, who was commissioned by the city of Seattle to head a study on the impacts … [Read more...]
Murray looks for solutions for problems he created with $15 minimum wage
Seattle liberals don’t know a whole lot about basic economics. As Seattle celebrity chef and James Beard Award winner Tom Douglas said when city officials began pushing the $15 minimum wage, “It is … [Read more...]
Democrats want to take away a Seahawks’ competitive advantage: lack of a state income tax
The NFL draft is just a few weeks away and free agency is winding down. Given off-season developments, it’s relevant to note all the attractions the Seattle Seahawks have to offer free agents (as the … [Read more...]
Top $15 min wage advocate admits probable job losses – asks “What’s so bad about getting rid of crappy jobs?”
Sometimes, you just are not supposed to tell the truth. Just ask David Howell, a professor of economics and urban policy at The New School, who recently said the following about the prospect of a $15 … [Read more...]
California to impose $15 minimum wage statewide
Today, California Gov. Jerry Brown reached a deal to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. The deal makes the solidly Democrat state the first state implement a statewide $15 minimum … [Read more...]
Fast food chains announce automation plans as a result of high minimum wages
Andy Puzder, the CEO of fast-food chain Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, is exploring automation as a solution for rising labor costs due to the recent arbitrary increases in minimum wages across the country. … [Read more...]
Far-Left billionaire & “living wage” advocate pays own employees $7.25/hr
Democrats don’t often practice what they preach (the examples of high-flying “green” hypocrites Al Gore and Tom Steyer spring to mind). The latest example of the far-Left’s “do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do” … [Read more...]
Seattle’s El Gaucho ends tipping as $15 minimum wage looms
Seattle steakhouse El Gaucho (along with sister-restaurant Aqua by El Gaucho) has joined the list of restaurants in the city choosing to deal with the rising costs of the $15 minimum wage law by … [Read more...]
Social service agencies struggle under weight of high minimum wages
This week, the House Appropriations Committee heard public testimony on their supplemental budget proposal. According to the Washington Policy Center, dozens of “citizens, agency officials and … [Read more...]
Energy expert: Inslee’s carbon rule “pays for taking jobs overseas”
Earlier this month, Jay Inslee’s Department of Ecology (DOE) released new carbon reduction regulatory rules—rules Inslee thinks he can impose on the state using executive authority. Under the new … [Read more...]
Enviros say one gas-price raising initiative qualifies, what about Inslee’s?
The coalition which stands behind a so-called “revenue neutral” carbon tax as the best solution for Washington State to reduce emissions – one which will raise energy prices for consumers everywhere - … [Read more...]