University of California President Janet Napolitano announced today that the minimum wage of thousands of workers on UC campuses across the state will be raised to $15 an hour over the next three years. Good news?
Apparently, yes … but there’s a “but.” University of California, Irvine physics professor Asantha R. Cooray is sad because he won’t be able to afford as many research assistants after the wage increase goes through:
Napolitano raises University of California minimum hourly wage to $15. It's a good thing but I cannot pay $15 to my undergrad researchers!
— A R Cooray (@acooray) July 22, 2015
I now pay six undergrads/year starting at $9-$10/hour with raises maxing out around $13 as seniors. At $15 it'll be 3-4 students.
— A R Cooray (@acooray) July 22, 2015
Hey, for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction … or something like that. What did he think would happen when the minimum wage was raised?
If only someone could have seen that coming. https://t.co/8ifzKJyBOj
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 22, 2015
A good reminder that the real minimum wage is always ZERO https://t.co/lr54cJQ8jE
— Mike Scott (@osomike) July 22, 2015
@phillipscmu The UC system is mandating a $15 minimum wage. Clearly, artificially raising the MW destroys jobs. https://t.co/RbjDMT6Asz
— Nick Marinello (@nickmarinello) July 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/HokieMBA00/status/623899506803806208
Important consideration too often overlooked! @GMShivers @knelligan12 @ProfessorF @Iribrise @Smallnobody https://t.co/AIFB48aR4N
— $tuart K. Hayashi?? (@legendre007) July 22, 2015
Overlooked? Not by us. More snark:
Why can't vote seeking politicians get this? It's the math stupid. https://t.co/Np24eW5kSZ
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) July 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/jtinfo/status/623901506765463552
https://twitter.com/JereFord1/status/623904536101388288
https://twitter.com/Thomasismyuncle/status/623900659503382528
A perfect case study of the devastation of the minimum wage on youth employment. https://t.co/UBIOdInS2t
— Not-So-OK Boomer Rand (@Rand_Simberg) July 22, 2015
Those smart folks never learn.
RT @jtinfo: Laws of economics trump leftist ideology 100% of the time. https://t.co/Knp1DtknbC— Eric Johnson (@itsEric) July 22, 2015
No, they don’t!
I think @acooray is violating UC's microaggression policy here: http://t.co/52OPZRERCQ
— Ed Carson (@IBD_ECarson) July 22, 2015
Ha! Probably.
Or Professor Cooray can pay for the researchers out of his own pocket, since he thinks it’s a “good thing” and all:
Oh, I guess you are. https://t.co/fWlluVGsVE
— Chris Huffer (@dr_huffer) July 22, 2015
Pay up, professor!
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