Jerry Brown assured us there would be no math in California. Also, the writer seems to think that large businesses would not care about "small" losses. I assure you, they do. They just have ways to mitigate such losses to make them less painful. Otherwise, they'll do what you're doing: move.

Here's what the math looks like: I pay my employees $10.50 an hour, plus productivity bonuses. In addition, I pay payroll taxes and one of the highest worker compensation rates in the state. Even still, I could likely absorb a minimum wage as high as $11.50 an hour. But a $15-an-hour wage for my employees translates into $18.90 in costs for me — or just under $40,000 a year per full-time employee.

When the $15 minimum wage is fully phased in, my company would be losing in excess of $200,000 a year (and far more if my workforce grows as anticipated). That may be a drop in the bucket for large corporations, but a small business cannot absorb such losses. I could try to charge more to offset that cost, but my customers —the companies that are looking for someone to produce their clothing line — wouldn’t pay it. The result would be layoffs.

When Los Angeles County’s minimum wage ordinance was approved in July, I began looking at Ventura County, Orange County and other parts of the state. Then, when California embraced a $15 wage target, I realized that my company couldn’t continue to operate in the state. After considering Texas and North Carolina, I’ve settled on moving the business to Las Vegas, where I’m looking for the right facility. About half of our employees will make the move with us.

Nevada’s minimum wage is only $8.25 right now, so I can keep my current pay structure or possibly increase wages.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-salem-minimum-wage-20170102-story.html

It looks like the Flintstone's orgy house. Turn around, Wilma....

"I R A Darth Aggie," if you hate California so much, why do you live here?

C'mon. She's weird-looking. Ill-proportioned.

That cabin is hideous. Looks perfect for filming bear porn, though.

I don't see it Crid. She looks fine to me if a bit old.

This video is causing a scandal in Saudia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rUn2j1hLOo

She broke her jaw in a drunken teenage car crash. (She wasn't driving.)

(I made that up.)

(I don't know or care about her politics, and may never have heard a complete sentence from her mouth transmitted through any medium. Her looks annoy me.)

How old are you people?

Stompy-foot lesbian is angry that the rainbow was stolen back from LGBT by a Christian.

http://constitution.com/lgbt-activist-attacks-christians-using-rainbow-christmas-display/

Starbucks reserves the right to refuse service to creepy men.

‘Age Gap Love’ Enthusiast Cries Ageism After Being Banned from Starbucks For Hitting on Minor

The Founders Anticipated ‘Fake News.’ Here’s What They Did About It.

http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/30/the-founders-anticipated-fake-news-heres-what-they-did-about-it/

Any panel with both Kagan & Woo deserves an hour of your attention (less if you scan to just their comments). Consider especially K's last point: Trump's presidency heartens the ambition of bitter assholes, and you will be relied upon to countermand them.

Be ready.