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2014-06-30 Economy

Economics: The Results of a Seattle Suburb's Minimum Wage Hike Deserve a Big Fat "We Told You So"

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Posted by DarthVader 2014-06-30 12:15|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 None of the results are surprising to those who actually know how business works.

Enjoy your mandated craptastic city guys. You earned it.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-06-30 12:16|| 2014-06-30 12:16|| Front Page Top

#2 We need a Nelson Munz graphic.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-30 12:55|| 2014-06-30 12:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Democrats - mistaking good intentions for good results for 200 years.

Posted by Iblis 2014-06-30 14:43|| 2014-06-30 14:43|| Front Page Top

#4 So arithmetic wins again, eh?

P.S. Link is bad

Posted by SteveS 2014-06-30 14:44|| 2014-06-30 14:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Worked fine for me.

Still think, based on the information in the article, that it's too early to attribute it all to the minimum wage hike, not when Obamacare, economic conditions, etc., are in the mix. It'll likely be at least a year or two before there's be some concrete evidence.

Posted by Pappy 2014-06-30 14:50|| 2014-06-30 14:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Most lefties will convince themselves that small business owners laid off folks to spite the government rather than out of economic necessity.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-06-30 15:46|| 2014-06-30 15:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Wow! You mean 15+15 doesn't equal 15? Who knew?

/sarc

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-06-30 17:22|| 2014-06-30 17:22|| Front Page Top

#8 It was all due to fascist wreckers, and splittist capitalist roaders!

Posted by charger 2014-06-30 19:29|| 2014-06-30 19:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Funny why this article isn't referenced in the SeattlestanTimes.

And While Pappy may have a point, I have seen enough anecdotal stuff that makes me think its already in play: fewer people in line at food court at the airport, restaurants have fewer cars in the lot; I have decided to buy nothing more in Sea-tac (the city) or the airport. and when the $15 min wage comes into play in Seattle, I will not spend any food $$ there either.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-06-30 21:37|| 2014-06-30 21:37|| Front Page Top

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