http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/24244/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-rips-minimum-wage-insanity <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Wealthy entrepreneur tells CNBC uncertainty over wages hurts job growth and small businesses. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/sean-long">Sean Long</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Venture capitalist and businessman Kevin O’Leary expressed frustration over the minimum wage debate on Feb. 26 during a “Squawk Box” interview.</p><p dir="ltr">O’Leary, the co-host of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” argued on CNBC that the very debate over wage hikes is already hurting job creation by discouraging small businesses from hiring.</p><p dir="ltr">Closing his eyes and waving a fist, O’Leary said, “I don’t know why people are debating this issue. This is sheer insanity. It’s sheer insanity. There is no metric that makes sense on this.”</p><div class='signature'><p>— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@SeanLong717" target="_blank">Follow Sean Long on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-rips-minimum-wage-insanity" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Economy Government Media businesses capitalism CNBC jobs jobs growth kevin o'leary Minimum Wage shark tank Squawk Box Wages Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:35:19 +0000 julia.seymour 45637 at http://archive2.mrc.org