He Went Ahead and Did It...

I wrote a week or so back about our greaseball Boy Guv and how he just might sign the new "FAST Food Act."  

That's the one that gives control of Taxifornia's 600,000 fast food workers to an unelected, 10-person group of appointed bureaucrats, with only five of which necessarily being from the food industry.  And with the power and authority to set the minimum wage of those fast food workers.  Amazingly.  And unlike anywhere else in America.  

Or anywhere else outside Russia, and North Korea, and China, and Cuba.  

Let's see now... Is it socialism that owns the means of production, or is it Marxism?  Hmmm...

So, in case you haven't been paying attention, CA's min-wage was $15.00 two years ago.  It is now $17.65.  Or whatever the employer has to pay pimply-faced teens to flip burgers.  Buuuut, this new group of Marxists may now just wave their manicured hands and juice the MinWage up to...wait for it...$22.00 and hour!  All by their lonesome!

And just as a reminder, the starting wage for a new recruit into the U. S. Army is...$15.00 an hour.

So, let's look at it like this for a change.  A potential McDonalds franchisee must pay a fee of around $250,000 simply for the chance to sell those delicious (!) Quarter Pounders.  That's just the franchise fee.  And another $250k for the land and building and fixtures to get ready to open.  

And for that?  If his store is open 24 hours a day he can expect to earn about $250,000 a year.  Before taxes.  Or, a pre-tax profit of about 3 - 4%.  

With this new law?  His profit will be entirely wiped out.  The increase in his employees' wages, all announced and controlled from without, beyond his control, even though HE'S the employer, would entirely eliminate his profit.  I have the feeling the value of MickeyD's franchise will soon drop to about...ZERO!  And so will the values of all the other franchises here in Socialistville.  

Hey, dummies!  Here's a reminder.  Just because you CAN do a thing, doesn't mean you SHOULD do a thing...

Oh yeah, and just to prove that this wasn't a one-off, shoot-your-self-in-the-foot moment, San Fran Nan's nephew Gavin Newsom, a guy born or 3rd base and thought he'd hit a triple, decided to make California Abortion Central.  He just announced "abortion.ca.gov."  That's his new little website that advertised absolutely FREE abortions to anyone, IN THE WORLD!

And on top of this our Boy Guv just put up 7 billboards in Red States advertising to their citizens the availability of a quick and dirty abortion.  Just hop a plane and, "Come on out to the coast!  Have a little fun!  Drop that unwanted weight!"

I don't recall any convo about the use of Taxpayer Funds to pay for this boondoggle.  Especially the funds of those who believe that abortion is murder and a sin against God.  That's okay, says Gavin, because there is no God.  No harm, no foul...

So now your Happy Meal, which cost $5.99 two years ago, and costs $9.99 today, will be $15.99 after these bureaucrats get through tinkering with it.  But even though you won't be able to afford to eat one, you'll be able to get a free abortion.  

So there's that...