Last week, I mentioned the government-mandated punishment for small businesses wherein all businesses were ordered to pay people more who do not produce anything extra. In effect, an increase in the price of everything because the price of producing everything went up. The Democrats call this a "minimum wage" increase.

In NC now, this punitive wage is $6.15. Rumor has it that the Socialists in the U.S. House are planning on raising the federal minimum wage to $7.15. But of course, to socialists, that's just not enough. The North Carolina Council of Communists, err, "Churches" has weighed in (again). They want at least $12.30 an hour. Yes, they want every single person that works at McDonalds to get $12.30 an hour. Do you know what would happen? The Socialist Democrats of North Carolina do.

Some don't. Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield, a Wilson Democrat is either reality-challenged, or a liar. She thinks that the $1 an hour raise will bring "some financial relief." She refuses to admit that if it costs more to produce something, then it will cost more to purchase that item. But she does know that a raise in the minimum wage will affect everyone's wages. I could trot old the old argument that we should raise it to $100 an hour, but why bother? Reality cannot penetrate the minds of these people -- only emotions can.

Rep. Joe Tolson, a Pinetops Democrat, can almost see reality, but not quite. He's "concerned" about how the "new costs" will affect businesses. See, he actually realizes that it WILL cost more to do business! Imagine that! But, he's still a socialist to the core. His solution to fix the problem he JUST created? He wants to give tax credits to small businesses who "provide health benefits." Typical liberal Democrat in North Carolina: use the monopolistic force of government to cause a problem, then attempt to solve the problem with even more government. The concept of freedom completely evades these people.

U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, a Wilson Democrat, says about raising the federal minimum wage, ""There are 6 million people in the nation, ... who will be impacted." No, Mr. Butterfield, again, you are a Democrat in fantasy land! It's not 6 million that will be affected, but over 250 million! EVERYONE will be affected, you lunatic!

Can we pass a new Constitutional Amendment that requires anyone who wants to be in a legislature have at least a basic understanding of economics? Ah, why bother, we don't use those silly old "Constitutions" anyway. They're just sort of guidelines and when we dont' like what they say, we just ignore them.

Oh, how I yearn for freedom.

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