Show-Me Biz Pushing Back Against Voter Approved Minimum Wage Hike

In this post we notice that your boss might be an election denier . . . And begs the question: 

Pick one: Capitalism or American Democracy . . . Because, tragically, it looks like we can't have both in Missouri.

Here's the reasoning that puts some conservative voters in a tough position . . .

“It’s just too broad,” said Buddy Lahl, CEO of the Missouri Restaurant Association, in an interview with the Post-Dispatch Friday. “The language of the proposition is misleading to voters. … It affects the little people. We’re going to stand up for small business owners.”

Opponents include the Associated Industries of Missouri, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Missouri Grocers Association, the Missouri Restaurant Association, the Missouri Retailers Association and the National Federation of Independent Business.

The group is exploring “all available options, including possible legal action, to ensure that unemployment rates and cost of living are not adversely impacted by this proposition,” their statement said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Business groups promise to fight Missouri minimum wage boost