Measure R will additionally cost $7,717 per employee, for employers that have 20 people cost is over $154,000, says local CPA

Local CPA John Fullerton provided the following information:

"Employers must pay payroll taxes & worker's compensation insurance and that drives up the cost on every employee. Social Security, Medicare, federal & state unemployment insurance adds up to 15.65%. Worker's comp can be anywhere from 4% to 100% and sometimes more depending on type of work. Most employers pay around 8%. That makes Measure R's additional cost to employers of $7,717 per employee. If an employer has 20 of them it would cost over $154,000. Employers will have no choice but to lay off employees & raise prices if they want their business to survive."

My pointing out some facts about Measure R as well as others trying to shed light on how it will affect local businesses, social services programs does not matter to some people.

Most Measure R proponents continue to be in denial on the blogs and on the Facebook page opposing Measure R and reveal that the entire motivation is "well those large companies and employers can afford to pay more."

So, it seems many people are supporting Measure R out of a random hatred for people who have more, envy about those who risk creating and developing a business, and punishing even good employers.

As usual, some voters have no math to back their facts, they refuse to hear any opposing discussion and demonize anyone opposing it.

Only one way to have livable wages, reward and support good employers and support job creation. Criticizing is easy. For those lecturing other businesses, start your own business, hire over 25 employees and pay your employees a starting wage of $12.

Talk is cheap, when you have no clue what it takes to do business, and business in California.