Minimum Wage Increases Hurting Workers

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Last week, while heading to Lake Havasu, Arizona to spend Christmas with friends, I stopped at a McDonalds restaurant in Kingman for a bite.

I ordered a filet-o-fish, medium French fries and a small Coke. The total cost was over $11.00. We can thank liberals and other radical do-gooders for this. Why do I lay the blame on them? It is due to the ridiculous $12.80/hour minimum wage they've imposed on businesses in Arizona. This is definitely adding to our current inflation problems.

In New Mexico, the minimum wage is set to rise again this coming Sunday.

Having a so-called "living wage" may sound delightful, but it comes at a big cost. That cost is high prices and it comes right out of your wallet. Besides that, it forces businesses to find ways to cut costs and that is hurting workers.

From the Piñon Post:

This Sunday, New Mexico’s minimum wage is set to increase to $12.00 per hour or 50 cents more than the current wage. The new wage will be mandated beginning the first day of the New Year. Despite leftists using increases in the minimum wage to claim it is for social justice reasons, the increase will harm businesses and workers.

Mainstream TV station KOAT 7 even admits it, writing that the increase will result in “cut hours, automate tasks and demand more.” 

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