Progressive Democrats Are Destroying America

Democrat Progressives trample on America. ~~~~~ The American Enterprise Institute recently revealed that 10 months into Democratic Seattle's boosting the minimum wage to $15 an hour over a period of years, the city has suffered the worst job losses since the Great Recession. Local employers are bracing for coming incremental minimum wage hikes that will increase annual labor costs per full-time minimum wage worker by 61%, that is, $11,300 (taking hourly labor costs from $9.32 to $15 an hour). Seattle’s experiment with the highest-ever minimum wage in US history was meant to be a “model for the rest of the nation to follow." But, AEI says Seattle is rapidly becoming an “economic canary in the coal mine” as other cities and states consider the “bold action” of forcing higher labor costs on employers by as much as $15,500 annually per full-time minimum wage worker (a wage increase from $7.25 to $15 an hour). Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on Seattle monthly employment, number of unemployed workers, and the city’s unemployment rate through December 2015 show that since last April when the first minimum wage hike took effect : (1) Seattle’s employment has fallen by more than 11,000, (2) the number of unemployed workers has risen by 5,000, and (3) Seattle’s jobless rate has increased by more than 1%. The figures reflect employment data for the city of Seattle only - not the wider Seattle area. Employment in neighboring Seattle suburbs has hit a record high. While Seattle experienced a sharp drop in employment of 11,000+ jobs between April and December 2015, employment in the Seattle area outside city limits increased by 57,000 jobs and reached a record high in November 2015. Job declines inside Seattle city limits compared to increasing employment outside the city limits suggests the difference in labor costs was a contributing factor. The AEI analysis notes that not only are people losing their jobs, but the creation of new businesses in the city of Seattle is also lagging. ~~~~~ The Democrat Party thinks its base is stupid. Hillary Clinton won the Iowa caucuses by 6 coin flips, ALL of which went her way. Imagine that ! And, Hillary largely leads Senator Sanders in the delegate count despite tight results in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. Why? Ask Bill -- It's the superdelegates, Stupid. In the unseen battle for these party-controlled insider delegates, Clinton has an overwhelming lead. AP reports that of the 712 Democratic superdelegates, 449 (63%) now support Clinton. Only 19 support Sanders. Yet, primary and caucus results put the overall Democrat-voter-controlled delegate count at 52 for Clinton and 51 for Sanders. Is Sanders serious about winning? If so, why doesn't he explain to his supporters the superdelegate scam, and the loss of 6 coin flips in Iowa, and a 60-40% New Hampshire win with a virtual delegate tie to show for it. Why isn't the revolutionary Bernie Sanders screaming fraud ?? There's something odd about a nomination process so stacked for one candidate that it's becoming a de facto coronation -- no matter how Democratic voters vote. ~~~~~ Dear readers, (1) you can't repeal the laws of economics by fiat. Mandating wages -- based not on the dollar value employees bring to a business, but on an arbitrary notion of "fairness" -- ignores reality. By the time Seattle figure that out, its self-congratulations for being "Progressive" Democrats will have trashed Seattle's economy. (2). The Democratic National Committee and its glaringly pro-Hillary Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz can "fix" the Democratic primaries to guarantee that Hillary Clinton is the nominee, thus driving many Democrats away. Disgusted by a President who ignores them and Democratic Party politics that always favors the elite insiders, the Democrat base will have its day in November. Disaffected Democrats will join Republicans to toss out the establishment -- including Hillary and her $650,000 Goldman Sachs speaker fees -- and vote for plain-speaking Donald Trump. "You cannot fool all of the people all of the time." Even Hillary can't.