Highest min. Wage in country $21.30 = Fewer Jobs - Seattle’s Small Biz Meltdown Continues

Seattle now boasts the highest minimum wage in America at $21.30 an hour, and as usual, the socialist utopia experiment is backfiring spectacularly. Local restaurants are shuttering left and right—Belgato, Jackson's Catfish Corner, BBOP Waffle Shop, and more—because Democratic Socialist dreamers forgot one tiny detail: businesses need to actually make money to survive.We break down how Seattle's progressive wage mandates are crushing small businesses already struggling post-pandemic, forcing closures, reduced hours, and counter-service models. Meanwhile, activists keep demanding corporations subsidize their failures while those same corporations pack up and leave for business-friendly states. The kicker? When businesses close, that $21.30 minimum wage becomes $0.00. Funny how the math works when ideology meets reality.Think Seattle's 45% above-average cost of living might have something to do with 40 years of Democrat policies? Or should we keep blaming greedy small business owners trying to survive?