Blake Miguez wants you to go hungry

He says that's how capitalism works.

“I believe if you let capitalism work, it’ll breed hunger inside of people’s stomachs to go out there and do better for themselves,” Miguez said, adding the state has a “bad business climate” and the bill would worsen that issue.

What he's arguing against here is Royce Duplessis's  HB 422  that would allow local governments to set their own municipal minimum wages.  If allowed this option, probably quite a few cities would raise them significantly.  According to the LSU Reilly Center survey, 59 percent of respondents favor a $15 minimum wage. That includes 85 percent of registered Democrats which we find in particularly high concentrations in Orleans Parish where councilmembers frequently speak on the record in favor of a "living wage."  Duplessis' bill would give them the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to that sort of rhetoric.

Miguez doesn't think that's a very good idea, though, because it might mean fewer people go hungry and that makes for a "bad business climate."

Meanwhile the Governor would prefer to leave this alone altogether in favor of a statewide $9.00 minimum wage which would have to pass a 2/3 majority in the legislature and then a statewide referendum.  He says that's more "achievable" for some reason.  Of course, it also won't feed anybody any better so it's got that going for it too.