Cuomo's $15/hour fast food folly

Beaming with pride at his own munificence, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that he is pushing for a statewide $15 minimum wage. This comes after Cuomo, frustrated with the legislative process, made an end-run around lawmakers’ to kick off his drive to $15.

Unable to pass a law to increase the minimum wage, he simply used a wage board to mandate an initial hike himself. That hike targets only one industry — fast food restaurants. Why? Well, because he needed to get the camel’s nose into the tent. It’s part of a plan to cram the “Fight for $15” down our throats, whether he can pass a law or not.