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James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer
and amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years.
Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i
with his best friend and spiritual adviser Ivanka-Obama, The Bipartisan Dog!
 Saturday-01-26-19
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James "Kimo" Rosen
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Publishers note;
Aloha Readers,
Our friend and recently retired Kauai County Police Chief Darryl Perry was struck by a vehicle
while bicycling near the intersection of Highway 11 and Kipimana Street on the Big Island. The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 27 at approximately 8:30 a.m.
A vehicle was executing a left turn onto Highway 11 when it struck the bicyclist, 68-year-old Perry.
Due to serious injuries, Perry was later flown to Queen's Medical Center on Oahu.
His wife, Solette Perry, told KHON 2 News that wearing a helmet saved his life.
Mel Rapozo on his Facebook live session last Wednesday said he
went to Queens on Oahu to visit Perry and was in good spirits.
Please send healing energies and prayers for the Chief!
James "Kimo" Rosen
Publisher/Blogger-n-chief~dakinetalk blog
No, to a minimum wage increase
Plus-Retired Kauai Police Chief Darryl Perry in serious bike accident
Aloha Readers,
A vehicle was executing a left turn onto Highway 11 when it struck the bicyclist, 68-year-old Perry.
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| Darryl Perry last March campaigning for Mel Rapozo |
Due to serious injuries, Perry was later flown to Queen's Medical Center on Oahu.
His wife, Solette Perry, told KHON 2 News that wearing a helmet saved his life.
Mel Rapozo on his Facebook live session last Wednesday said he
went to Queens on Oahu to visit Perry and was in good spirits.
Please send healing energies and prayers for the Chief!
James "Kimo" Rosen
Publisher/Blogger-n-chief~dakinetalk blog
So, I pick this chick up hitchhiking, she says her names, Strawberry!
Plus-Retired Kauai Police Chief Darryl Perry in serious bike accident
Blog #2029~Kimo's world's #276
Welcome to another great recession should a minimum wage proposed of $15.00 an hour become Hawaii law. Small businesses will drop like flies, you think airfares are expensive now, just wait! Rent's, housing, in general, will be even more out of control when workers making $15 an hour now, will no longer be content if they are making what a McDonald's entry-level employee is making.
The proposed from 10.10 an hour to $15.00, a $4.90 dollar increase, that's nearly 50% higher. Imagine everything you buy being 50% more?
Those making $15.00 an hour will then demand a 50% increase also, increasing their hourly wage to $22.50 an hour, those making $20.00 an hour will want $30.00 an hour.
Your $1000 a month studio apartment might now cost $1500 a month. Affordable housing (an oxymoron to begin with) is literally out of reach now, imagine affordable housing if there is a minimum wage increase? Now imagine the 2 for $6.00 at McDonald's could be, 2 for $9.00?
The $4.99 rotisserie chicken at Costco could cost, $7.50, still reasonable, however not a great deal.
A $200 one-way airfare likely to cost $300. Gasoline, dish-washing soap, plate lunches, toilet paper, everything will increase. What's the purpose?
I saw a man on the news so excited about the increase exclaiming that he would finally be able to afford to visit his family on the Big Island. He did not take into consideration that everything will increase including airfares, taxi's, Ubers---and even throwing a few bucks to a buddy for driving you to the airport.
A minimum wage increase of the magnitude proposed will force many small businesses
to close shop and many large businesses to cut the hours of full-time employees to part-time. Everyone will want a pay increase with a minimum wage increase, not just minimum wage earners. The minimum wage increase will have a trickle-down effect.
This reminds me of the person who goes to Vegas and brags about how much money they won never telling you how much money they lost to get to the win. Similarly, I had a friend in business that bragged about how much money his business would gross in a year, however even if your gross is $350,000 and your overhead is $500,000 as was in his case, you're losing bigly!(sic) Many times less is more.
I ask our state representatives in the legislature to vote against a minimum wage increase of this magnitude and encourage everyone to think about the ramifications since what sounds like a 'Kumbaya' moment on paper is, in reality, a disaster in real life.
Hana Hou, (Encore)
The proposed from 10.10 an hour to $15.00, a $4.90 dollar increase, that's nearly 50% higher. Imagine everything you buy being 50% more?
Those making $15.00 an hour will then demand a 50% increase also, increasing their hourly wage to $22.50 an hour, those making $20.00 an hour will want $30.00 an hour.
Your $1000 a month studio apartment might now cost $1500 a month. Affordable housing (an oxymoron to begin with) is literally out of reach now, imagine affordable housing if there is a minimum wage increase? Now imagine the 2 for $6.00 at McDonald's could be, 2 for $9.00?
The $4.99 rotisserie chicken at Costco could cost, $7.50, still reasonable, however not a great deal.
A $200 one-way airfare likely to cost $300. Gasoline, dish-washing soap, plate lunches, toilet paper, everything will increase. What's the purpose?
I saw a man on the news so excited about the increase exclaiming that he would finally be able to afford to visit his family on the Big Island. He did not take into consideration that everything will increase including airfares, taxi's, Ubers---and even throwing a few bucks to a buddy for driving you to the airport.
A minimum wage increase of the magnitude proposed will force many small businesses
This reminds me of the person who goes to Vegas and brags about how much money they won never telling you how much money they lost to get to the win. Similarly, I had a friend in business that bragged about how much money his business would gross in a year, however even if your gross is $350,000 and your overhead is $500,000 as was in his case, you're losing bigly!(sic) Many times less is more.
I ask our state representatives in the legislature to vote against a minimum wage increase of this magnitude and encourage everyone to think about the ramifications since what sounds like a 'Kumbaya' moment on paper is, in reality, a disaster in real life.
Hana Hou, (Encore)
