Again, the geniuses in Washington D.C. are trying
to impose their will on our nation’s economy, this time by imposing a minimum
wage increase. They believe it will help
the working poor, but in reality, it’s a pay cut for the middle class. I was unable to find a think tank, or a
pundit that could articulate this truth.
Instead, I found a letter to Asbury Park Press’ editor:
To quote Walter Kelly, the
creator of the comic strip Pogo, "We have met the enemy and he is
us."
Once again we have shot ourselves
in the foot with the passage of a N.J. constitutional amendment that not only
raises the minimum wage by 14 percent but will automatically be increased each
January in accordance with the Consumer Price Index. Unskilled labor will now
get automatic yearly wage increases without qualification.
This is a slap in the face to
skilled workers and middle managers who not only may not get any raise, but may
be asked or forced to make concessions on benefits or even take pay cuts.
Gov. Christie made a compromise
offer of a phased-in wage increase that would have been acceptable to business,
but the left-leaning Democrats would not have it, knowing that the uninformed
electorate would take the bait.
And who will pay for this pay
raise? Not the rich or the ruling class, as they were the ones orchestrating
it. Not businesses, as they will surely pass the expense on to consumers. Then
who, pray tell? Why, the usual suspects: the hard-working middle class, whose
members will become just that much poorer. And of course, the entry-level
workers, mostly teens, who will lose jobs the amendment was purportedly
intended to enhance.
It's just another case of the
redistribution of wealth, with the exception of the masterminds, i.e., the
ruling-class 1-percenters.
James Spickard
Tuckerton
As always, the citizenry demonstrates the
superiority of their wisdom over our establishment overlords.
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