I met with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf today. He came to a non-profit business assistance center in the incredibly diverse neighborhood of West Philadelphia to meet with some small businesses. I own a small neighborhood bread bakery that makes sourdough bread, bagels and real flakey French croissant; and I’m somewhat of a political junkie. That’s me with the Gov without my hair full of flour.
I told him in the 3 minutes I had that I want to pay my workers more, but policy drives wages down: too much going to top wage earners; too many tax subsidies for big businesses; too high taxes on small businesses; minimum wage too low; too many bad schools, way too much poverty. I want people to have more income to buy my bread.
It’s f$#king enough already that our bakers work so damn hard but can’t seem to make a living wage. That is all…. you may go back to your regularly scheduled bickering about Hilary or Bernie. But elect F#$king Democrat.