Minimum wage is wrong and horrible on economic, cultural and moral levels - today's edition

Let's run some Seattle numbers:

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) recently published a report, showing the devastating effects of the left’s oh-so glorious minimum wage hike in Seattle. The city is implementing the new wages in slow increments, but as predicted, businesses are forced to cut employee hours, the prices of products are rising and people are losing their jobs– especially in the food industry. In fact, over 1000 restaurant jobs have been lost since the increase. It hasn’t been that bad since the recession in 2009.

But, hey, the Freedom-Haters' intentions were noble!