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...]
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...]
News you can use: Inslee can pander to labor even when he’s out of town
Jay Inslee returned to his Washington DC roots over the weekend, and decided to consider taking a page out of President Obama’s playbook and investigate unilaterally raising the minimum wage for state … [Read more...]
Will they serve ice cream at the revolution?
Perhaps lost in the shear excitement of watching Senator Patty Murray combining raising the minimum wage with tasty ice cream was just how stunningly Republican-sounding the host of the event was at … [Read more...]
News you can use: Seattle liberal wants to drive his own company out of business
You’ve got to hand it to mega-rich liberal donor Nick Hanauer (and, of course, he will hand it to himself as well, as you can see from his bragging in this Seattle Times feature) – he is willing to … [Read more...]
Sound Transit chooses losing fare rate for Tacoma Link
On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board approved a motion to begin charging a fare on Tacoma Link light rail. Unfortunately for Puget Sound taxpayers, the tragicomic circumstances surrounding this action … [Read more...]