Show of hands: anyone surprised?

[laughingimp]

'Big-Box' ordinance puts new Target on hold

By Gary Washburn
Tribune staff reporter
Published August 3, 2006, 9:59 AM CDT

[My commentary is in brackets.]A Target store planned for a long-vacant South Side site remains in limbo today as the retailer awaits the fate of the city's "big-box" minimum wage ordinance

Comments

[gothic_oreo]

That is a tough one, as something needs to be done about these companies, especially Wally World.

I think what would have been better is if there was an overall city minimum wage of $10. You think the Unions would be scrabbling for such a wage. If he does not veto, I do not see such a law passing constitutional muster for the very reason it only targets SOME companies.

[kirtakat]

Actually, it behooves the Unions to NOT have that high a minimum wage. As it stands, Union jobs pay more than non union jobs, meaning as a potential employee, there's an incentive to go to a union job, which pays union dues (good for the union). But if you can find a non-union job that pays almost as much, then hey! Why pay union dues?

[moonchylde]

huh. interesting how the battles play out in other cities.

in Santa Barbara, Walmart is not allowed; they've just basically put their foot down on Super Marts. but then again, the city council here has such a tight control that they have designated a building code for downtown that states all new building MUST follow the spanish mission style so that they 'blend in' properly.

the exception to the marts is the one Kmart out in Goleta (suburb/sistercity). well, and the Costco. but neither are huge.

So the physically big stores are out, but for some reason, all of the Vons, Albertsons and Starbucks are okay...

all about image here.

[laughingimp]

Oro Valley, one of Tucson's suburbs, is similarly strict. It was really trippy to see strip malls--the same strip malls you'd see anywhere, with the same chain stores--all revamped in Spanish tile roofs, stucco walls, and subdued sage green signage.

[mrbobafett]

Heh, minimum wage laws always sound nice.. cause hey everyone makes more money! That's good! Of course that money has to come from somewhere, so cost of operation goes up, usually resulting in higher product prices.. Which is.. wait.. isn't that economic inflation? Ah sweet, so those unskilled labor jobs start making more money and my money from my skilled labor job becomes worth less in the market. Greeaat.
Of course another side effect of min. wage increase instead of increase in product cost, is a cut in personel. Less people to pay this new wage. Hey sweet more money for one person in a low skill job, puts another person out of that same job. Hmm economic law still works. Apparently you can't legislate a good economy.

[budobudo]

"Apparently you can't legislate a good economy."

Please track down everyone in goverment and staple gun this to their faces.