$15 Minimum Wage Kills Jobs

Seattle Income Falls 

As conservative pundits and economics 101 dictated, the minimum wage hike killed jobs and income for poor folks. The average minimum wage earner in Seattle dropped by $124 per month in 2016. The quixotic liberals failed to understand that labor cost percentages for businesses cannot and do not rise. The only way to survive is to eliminate employees and/or replace them with machines. 

McDonald's did both. Over 2,500 of their restaurants now greet customers with a touch screen ordering device. Customers can also order via an app. Machines do not need healthcare, they never call in sick, and they do not receive a paycheck. Since 2015, the number of minimum wage earners in Seattle has dropped by 10 percent. 

The political elites were warned of these repercussions but they chose to ignore the pleas. They crossed their fingers and attempted to wish them away. They expected these hated companies to take the loss and get over it. That is not how businesses operate.  

Their biggest claim was that they were going to end poverty. In the end, they have worsened it. People have to decide if they are going to pay the light bill or eat that night. Children get less nutrition than before and unemployment has risen. Nice job, Seattle. 

Minimum Wage Is For Entry Level Employees 

If you work at McDonald's and you are raising a family, you are doing it exactly wrong. Minimum wage is for kids in school or extra income for senior citizens. These low-paying jobs are supposed to motivate younger folks to get a better job. The managers do earn a decent living, but all the others do not and will not. 

Of course, this will only worsen when the minimum wage rises from $13  to $15 per hour next year. 10-percent of minimum wage jobs have already been eliminated. One would think that the political leaders would take notice – but they did not. 

Machinations of raising the minimum wage to $25 are already in the works. This idea has hurt the poor and minorities the most – the group they love so much. Restaurants and small business all over Seattle have shut down and left town. This means less money and less work for their most beloved voters. 

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Trump Acts Of Kindness Media Did Not Cover

Almost Bought The Farm 

Donald Trump has been under the public light nearly all his life. He seems to cherish it, but it doesn't always shine on him in a complimentary manner. He presents himself as a rugged, straight to the point New Yorker who refuses to back down when he is under attack. This is true, but Trump's acts of kindness tell a different story.

In 1995, Trump's limo was pulled over with a flat tire. A man pulled over behind him and changed the tire. When Trump asked the man how he could repay him for his kindness, he said, “Send a bouquet of flowers to my wife.” Trump agreed. 

A few weeks passed and the man accepted the fact that Donald had forgotten. Then, the bouquet arrived. Along with the flowers was a note from Trump that read, “We've paid off your mortgage.”

Because of liability risk, the airlines would not let the boy travel via plane. He needed to get from Los Angeles to New York fast and Trump wasted no time. The now POTUS offered the family the services of his plane and they were whisked off to New York in no time. The media vastly ignored this particular act of kindness. 

Another act of kindness was when Grammy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson learned that three of her family members were brutally murdered back in 2008, her life was destroyed. She withdrew from the public and she stayed secluded in Donald Trump's hotel – at no charge. She felt that she may still be in danger, so he also paid for security. 

Down On Their Luck 

Everyone knows that Trump is a man of action and he gets things done. When he heard that a three-year-old boy who suffered from a rare lung disease could not get the help he needed, The Donald jumped into action with yet another act of kindness. 

Because of liability risk, the airlines would not let the boy travel via plane. He needed to get from Los Angeles to New York fast and Trump wasted no time. The now POTUS offered the family the services of his plane and they were whisked off to New York in no time. The media vastly ignored this particular act of kindness. 

When Grammy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson learned that three of her family members were brutally murdered back in 2008, her life was destroyed. She withdrew from the public and she stayed secluded in Donald Trump's hotel – at no charge. She felt that she may still be in danger, so he also paid for security. 

New York, New York 

In 2013, a Buffalo, New York bus driver named Darnel Barton saw a woman in distress on his route. He stopped his bus and talked the woman out of jumping off the bridge she was perched on. Donald Trump got wind of this great deed and he sent the 37-year-old bus driver $10,000 as a reward. 

Trump once saw a man taking a beating by another man with a baseball bat in New York City. Several witnesses claim that Donald jumped out of his limo, ran up to the assailant and said, “Look, you've gotta stop this... Put down the bat.” 

The attacker recognized Trump and responded with this, “Mr. Trump, I didn't do anything wrong.” 

True New Yorker, Trump yelled, “How could you not do anything wrong when you're whacking a guy with a bat?” 

The man ran away. 

South Of The Border 

Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi was held captive in a Mexican prison for 214 days and he was brutalized. President Obama did nothing to get him freed and he would not address it publicly. The Donald, as reported by Greta Van Susteren, helped Greta get him out and gave the young man a large sum of money when he was released to help him get a new start. 

In 2016. retired U.S. Army Sgt Todd Landen spoke to Trump at a Sioux City, Iowa rally. He told him that the VA would not share his medical records with his neurologist and he was experiencing military pay issues. Team Trump bombarded the VA with phone calls and in less than 24 hours, Sgt. Landen's records were forwarded and his back-pay issue was resolved in his favor. 

Annabel Hill of Waynesboro, GA, is another example of Trump's acts of kindness. She was in debt up to her ears and her farm was to be auctioned to settle her debt. Her husband had taken his own life so that she could get the life insurance payment. That wasn't enough. Parts of the once 1300 acre farm was sold off and the remaining 715 was about to be auctioned. 

Trump called the auctioneer and told him the debt would be cleared up. A public fund drive raised $101K and a Dallas property owner kicked in $38,000. Trump added $41,000 a plus $5,000 for her legal fees.

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