Michael Ian Black says gov't regs good for jobs; Goes back over 100 years for proof

The debate over raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour rages on.

@michaelianblack @liars_never_win @politicsofamy but regulations harm jobs. Why can't workers get full-time hours?

— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) December 5, 2013

Michael Ian Black got involved in this particular conversation, and attempted to disprove the above claim by reaching back a hundred years for an example.

@PruPaine @liars_never_win @politicsofamy All regulations harm jobs? Tell it to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers who lacked them.

— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 5, 2013

@michaelianblack @liars_never_win @politicsofamy that was over 100 yrs ago! If govt says boss must insure workers over 30 hrs, what happens?

— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) December 5, 2013

Not satisfied with a century-old U.S. example? How about one from another country?

@PruPaine @liars_never_win @politicsofamy Fine, then the Bangladeshi sweatshop collapse.

— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 5, 2013

https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/408670627814330368

Black might have offered a recent U.S. example, but he didn’t because mom:

@liars_never_win @PruPaine @politicsofamy Disengaging because I'm on the phone with my mom. Good talk.

— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 5, 2013

@michaelianblack @liars_never_win @politicsofamy hi mom!

— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) December 5, 2013