In New York City, the $15-per-hour minimum wage law is now in effect, and something has been noticed:
After winning the fight for a $15 minimum wage, fast food workers are now battling being fired without "just cause" https://t.co/48jz7D3kiP
— NYT Metro (@NYTMetro) February 13, 2019
lmao pic.twitter.com/IeOvxhLgRg
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) February 16, 2019
Shocker all around!
Nobody could have predicted this… NOBODY. https://t.co/IqlbnXFIhl
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) February 16, 2019
Completely unpredictable. https://t.co/43Fddf7DLW
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) February 16, 2019
— #rolltodd (@wtdaniel1) February 16, 2019
*Curb your enthusiasm music* https://t.co/62QVxORvI5
— Can Ozlu (@CanOzluthe2nd) February 16, 2019
Lmao. Duh. Good job @SenSanders and friends. Unbelievable stupidity https://t.co/CUQsnhdQVe
— Dtrades (@optionbag) February 16, 2019
Who could have possibly seen this coming https://t.co/1LDIP3PWhH
— Ryan Brinker ?? (@RyanBrinker) February 16, 2019
Cause and effect
“After Winning a $15 Minimum Wage, Fast Food Workers Now Battle Unfair Firings”https://t.co/bbmxTdsFFl
— Martina Markota (@MartinaMarkota) February 15, 2019
The progressive “solution” to that cause & effect might simply be to outlaw firing employees:
Some fast food workers say they've been fired simply for not smiling. Now a New York City councilman is pushing a bill that would require employers to provide "just cause" before a worker is fired. https://t.co/1my61XZcG7
— NYT Metro (@NYTMetro) February 13, 2019
Would lefty politicians in NYC consider “can’t afford to pay all our workers the new minimum wage” to be “just cause”?
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