By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 (SCR No. 1) is on the ballot this November 5th, Save Jerseyans, and its passage would hold dire consequences for each and every Garden State resident.
For months, we’ve discussed the ins and outs of a minimum wage hike right here at Save Jersey. If passed, this amendment is bound to send more businesses out-of-state and full-time workers to part-time work. Some things in our world are subjective. Mathematics isn’t up for debate.
Do you still need a visual? No problem: the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has launched an online calculator to aid New Jersey’s business community as they prepare for what’s coming at them if November’s ballot goes as expected.
It’s not pretty.
Click here to try the calculator for yourself; then share it with a business owner (or their employees) in your own life. We’ve got one month to spread the word…
The minimum wage hike has never led to job losses. Ever. There was one incident in the 70s when unemployment went up but it was already rising and was not attributed to the increase in the minimum wage.