The genius of government.....

You have likely NOT heard about this.  The Washington DC city counsel has just passed a new law/ordinance, dictating to businesses that gross more than $1 Billion in annual sales to pay their employees 50% MORE than minimum wage.  This applies to new businesses going in, and established businesses will have to comply in 4 years.  Wal-Mart, which had plans to build 3 additional stores (with 3 others currently under construction) has announced now that they will scrap the 3 planned stores, and at this point are potentially looking at stopping construction on the 3 stores currently under construction already. 

Now, DC resident who are unemployed will not have the opportunity to be employed to the tune of a loss of 1,800 jobs.  The current minimum wage in DC is $8.50 an hour, so with the new law passed by the genius Libs, it would be required for Wal-Mart (and similar retailers) to pay $12.50 an hour.  The government has NO authority to tell a business what they should be paying their employees other than minimum wage.  Because of this act of genius, the DC City Counsel is essentially telling residents that it's far better for them to be unemployed than to have a minimum wage job.  Would like to make more, I'm sure they would.  But at this stage in the game, I bet they'd rather just be employed.  So, congrats to the DC City Counsel for keeping the unemployment rate at its current status.  Wouldn't want too many people being employed now would we?  After all, there'd be less victims that they can claim to be fighting for huh?  Plus, once see how much they pay in taxes, they may just start voting Conservative then huh?

So, the city counsel, and likely the unions, would much rather people continue to suffer and be out of work.  This is apparently the mentality of the Libs.  If those 1800 jobs weren't going away, it is entirely possible, and likely, that many of those folks would be making above minimum wage after a period of time.  They'd have to work their way up, but guess what?  That's life.  NO ONE can just start out at the top and just demand they get better pay without having to work for it.  Well, Libs seem to think so, but then again they just cost the city residents 1,800 jobs, so their credability is pretty much crap at this point.  Thank God though, they're forcing the unemployed to hold out for higher wages.  That way they'll appreciate being unemployed MUCH more! 

So, if you feel like the DC City Counsel made a great decision, by all means, let them know.  If you think they made a very stupid decisions (as I do), they should know that to.  The choice is yours.  If you think it's better for people to be unemployed than to be working, I'm sure the DC City Counsel would love your support.  Their e-mail addresses are below.


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