A few days old but a goodie. I've seen in this one report something that's often missing from network treatment of the minimum wage issue: a quantification of how much the government wage mandate affects the bottom line for small businesses, and ends up screwing over the little guy.
"New wage boost puts squeeze on teenage workers across Arizona" (The Arizona Republic)
Mark Messner, owner of Pepi's Pizza in south Phoenix, estimates he has
employed more than 2,000 high school students since 1990. But he plans
to lay off three teenage workers and decrease hours worked by others.
Of his 25-person workforce, roughly 75 percent are in high school."I've had to go to some of my kids and say, 'Look, my payroll just
increased 13 percent,' " he said. " 'Sorry, I don't have any hours for
you.' "Messner's monthly cost to train an employee has jumped from $440 to $580 as the turnover rate remains high.
"We go to great lengths to hang on to our high school workers, but
there are a lot of kids who come in and get one check in their pocket
and feel like they're living large and out the door they go," he said.
"We never get our return on investment when that happens."
h/t: Drudge Report
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Oh come on, Ken!"Law&quo
February 11, 2007 - 21:48 ET by BlondeOh come on, Ken!
"Law" of Supply and Demand?
Why, there's a hardly a consensus!
Well, maybe there is a consensus....amongst the democrats who believe in raising the minimum wage because it makes them feel so good, warm and fuzzy, or somesuch.
What a perfect example. I feel sorry for this poor guy....it's extremely difficult to staff up at the low end of the wage scale....turnover...and now this.
Nice post, Ken.
Even worse in Arizona
February 11, 2007 - 22:08 ET by dagdaThe new minimum wage amendment has put all of the handicapped who got lower wages out of work. They have closed down all of the Goodwill Industry facilities, etc. These workers are paid a percentage of minimum wage depending on their handicaps and percentage of work they can do against a "whole" worker.
So the handicapped and teenagers are out of work. Now the legislature has to try to figure out what to do because it is a constitutional amendment, not a law and the legislature as limited authority to deal with it.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Dwight Eisenhower
Speaking of Laws
February 11, 2007 - 22:14 ET by Blondedagda,
I believe this is called the "Law of Unintended Consequences".
Something about which the lefties never give one iota of thought.
The passage of an increased "Minimum Wage" bill was probably the least important legislative thing they could have possibly done. It shows how shallow and stupid they are. Too bad so many on our side went along with it in a show of "bi-partisanship".
We tried to warn them Blonde
February 12, 2007 - 17:09 ET by RunningBeerWe tried to warn them Blonde (I'm an AZ native). We also lost the handicap workforce where the severaly handicapped are given employment at less than min wage (people who couldn't otherwise hold down a job). Now they have no job.
Those teens need new X-box
February 11, 2007 - 23:47 ET by Dee BunkThose teens need new X-box 360's and an on-line subscriptions and a razor cell phones and text messaging pakages, and new video i-pods. Teens have it so rough today. How dare congress stand in the way of their needs!
The Feds can't repeal it, e
February 12, 2007 - 10:53 ET by sarcasmoThe Feds can't repeal it, either.
JMR