Just days before Christmas, new Kentucky governor Matt Bevin rescinded the executive order of his Democratic predecessor, Steve Beshear, that raised the minimum wage for state workers and contractors, dropping it from $10.10 an hour (a whopping $21,000 a year) to $7.25 (an even paltrier $15,000 a year).
It's hard to imagine anything other than sheer malevolence for a move such as this--who could it possibly serve other than the contractors who can now collect an even bigger share of their contracts with the state of Kentucky while paying their employees a non-living wage. The driving force of America's economy is consumer spending and since these employees will be making less they'll be spending less resulting in fewer jobs created. They'll also be paying less in state taxes and state sales taxes. Hell, there's even a measure of human decency involved--who the hell can have any kind of decent life on fifteen fucking grand a year?
Bevin noted when rescinding the order that he believed the market should set wage rates not the government. Newflash numbnuts: since the Great Recession we've seen what happens when the market has control of wage rates--regular folks are paid starvation wages and rich assholes like you get even richer.
People who believe there are no difference between the two parties are absolutely kidding themselves. I will flat fucking guarantee you that no Democrat would ever cut the minimum wage of of his or her state.
Because we actually care about regular folks.
Peace,
emaycee
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