If you raise the minimum wage, they’ll evade
work. That wasn’t supposed to happen in
Utopiaville. The chronically oppressed
and consistently downtrodden were to receive a hand up from their poverty
imposed hovels. The liberal mantra of a liveable wage didn’t factor in welfare benefits.
The twist is
just one apparent side effect of the controversial -- yet trendsetting --
minimum wage law in Seattle, which is being copied in several other cities
despite concerns over prices rising and businesses
struggling to keep up.
struggling to keep up.
The notion that
employees are intentionally working less to preserve their welfare has been a
hot topic on talk radio. While the claims are difficult to track, state stats
indeed suggest few are moving off welfare programs under the new wage.
Despite a
booming economy throughout western Washington, the
state’s welfare caseload has dropped very little since the higher wage phase
began in Seattle in April. In March 130,851 people were enrolled in the Basic
Food program. In April, the caseload dropped to 130,376.
throughout western Washington, the
state’s welfare caseload has dropped very little since the higher wage phase
began in Seattle in April. In March 130,851 people were enrolled in the Basic
Food program. In April, the caseload dropped to 130,376.
At the same
time, prices appear to be going up on just about everything.
And once again, conservatives have an, “I told you
so” moment.
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