Comment Re:Behind the curve (Score 1) 1040
LOL, first who cares about unemployment among 16-18 year olds, aren't they supposed to be in school, or 18-22 year olds who are in college. I care more about unemployment overall and wage levels.
Second $15 an hour still doesn't get your far in an expensive city like Seattle, only a small number of workers benefit and I can tell you I see plenty of older faces working at fast food joints.
Third, despite all that, I'd take that bet if there was a real way to enforce it. Retiring Boomers basically guarantee a labor shortage over the next few years.
And the secret 4th, remember a city has to pay for services for all residents, so driving out low paying businesses can be a net benefit for a city. Sure you may reduce raw numbers of job growth, but you cultivate better paying jobs, read better tax base.