Darwinek and Hike395 / Wikimedia Countless Workers Face Layoffs, Reduced Hours as California's Outrageous New Minimum Wage Law Kicks In These kinds of consequences can only be called "unforeseen" if liberals are the ones in charge of foreseeing them. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal April 2, 2024
@joefoodie / Flickr California Fast-Food Chains to Fire Workers as $20 Minimum Wage Kicks In The Democrats' continued hiking of the minimum wage seems to be driving businesses to make drastic decisions. By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal March 25, 2024
@bsmredknights / Twitter screen shot Catholic School Teaches Students How to Keep Minorities Oppressed After Woke Classes Backfire A catholic prep school based out of Minnesota is teaching students various classes rooted in "social justice." By Michael Austin, The Western Journal December 6, 2021
@townhallcom / Twitter screen shot Biden Scolds Small Business Owner, Tells Him to Pay $15/Hr if He Wants to Hire People Biden said he saw 'no evidence' expanded unemployment benefits 'had any serious impact' on people choosing to stay home, rather than work. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal July 22, 2021
Nathan Dumlao / Unsplash Cost to Run San Francisco Homeless Camp Is Jaw-Dropping: Nearly $60K per Tent We are dealing with a city that fundamentally does not understand how to deal with money or solve problems. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal July 17, 2021
Mike Mozart / Flickr Chipotle Hikes Prices in Response to Rising Employee Wages The price hike came as the total number of job openings reached 9.3 million in May, according to Labor Department numbers. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal June 12, 2021
supersnacksupreme / TikTok video High-Tech Restaurant Delivery Robot Skirts Around Homeless Man in Dark Cali Scene A video posted on TikTok shows the real dystopian consequences of Democratic policies on low-income workers. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal May 24, 2021
Stale Grut / Flickr AOC Claims $24 - Not $15 - Should Be the Minimum Wage Ocasio-Cortez said that a $15 minimum wage is a ‘compromise,’ and offered up a $24 per hour minimum wage instead. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal March 4, 2021
New America / Flickr After Minimum Wage Hike Crashes and Burns, Dem Senator Proposes Even Worse Plan The senator said he is 'exploring a tax penalty for mega-corporations that refuse to pay a living wage,' and it doesn't stop there. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal February 26, 2021
Allef Vinicius / Unsplash Democrats' $15 Minimum Wage Plan Dealt Crushing Blow by Senate Parliamentarian Progressive Democrats are enraged after their attempt to hike the minimum wage to $15 an hour was ruled out of bounds. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 26, 2021
Troy T / Unsplash Expert: American Families Would Pay Up to 43% More for Child Care Thanks to Biden's $15 Minimum Wage This will give Democrats what they actually wanted all along - as many people impoverished and dependent on the government as possible. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal February 25, 2021
Verschoren Maurits / Pexels Worth the Squeeze? AZ Coffee Shop Praised for Wage Hike Other Businesses Simply Cannot Afford A federal minimum wage policy could be disasterous for small businesses that cannot afford the increased cost of labor. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal February 24, 2021
Karolina Grabowska / Pexels Economist: For Early-1900s Progressives, the Min. Wage Was a Eugenic Weapon to Destroy 'Undesirables' 'It would be impossible to compel employers to pay the minimum to those whose services were not worth it,' one economist wrote. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal February 23, 2021
Gene Gallin / Unsplash CA Dem Rep Floats Absurd Wage Plan, Says 'We Don't Want' Small Businesses That Can't Pay $15 Minimum Wage 'So I love small businesses, I’m all for it, but I don’t want small businesses that are underpaying employees,' Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal February 22, 2021
Emilio Takas / Unsplash Economics Professor: Why the Minimum Wage Is Complete Garbage 'It is no accident that before the advent of the minimum wage law, unemployment rates for all age categories were similar.' By Walter E. Block, The Western Journal February 16, 2021
Karolina Grabowska / Pexels F. Peter Brown: Why the $15 Minimum Wage Is Such a Bad Idea 'The minimum wage would reduce income inequality for some workers, but the costs for the unemployed workers would cancel that out.' By F. Peter Brown, The Western Journal February 11, 2021
cottonbro / Pexels Expert Reveals 6 Grim Consequences of Biden's $15 Minimum Wage Proposal Rachel Greszler of The Heritage Foundation explains in her latest piece that the Democrats push to raise the minimum wage would be dangerous. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal February 10, 2021
Karolina Grabowska / Pexels Biden 'Firmly Committed' to $15 Minimum Wage After CBO Reports 1.4 Million American Jobs Will Be Lost While Joe Biden admits he likely can't hike the minimum wage in a COVID relief bill, it remains a priority for the new administration. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal February 9, 2021
Jack Cohen / Unsplash Two Stores in Long Beach Forced to Close After City Mandates $4 Increase in Grocery Store Employee Pay Two grocery stores in Long Beach, California, will now be closing due to a $4 'hero pay' required by the city government for high-risk jobs. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal February 2, 2021
MTEA / Flickr Restaurant Owner: If Biden Gets His $15 Minimum Wage, $12 Pizza Will Become $19 Pizza A small business owner described Biden's plan to raise the federal minimum wage as 'scary.' 'We're looking at the ripple effect, and it's just large.' By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal January 25, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Just Gave $15/Hr Minimum Wage Its Biggest Push Ever with Two Separate Moves Friday Biden pushed hard for an increase to the minimum wage on Friday, both in a speech and through an executive order. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 23, 2021