The right-wing contempt for local control is going even further nowadays. After the 2016 elections, counties in my home state of Iowa are no longer allowed to s

The right-wing contempt for local control is going even further nowadays. After the 2016 elections, counties in my home state of Iowa are no longer allowed to set a minimum wage that is higher than the state's level (which is, of course, $7.25)[1]. By traditional conservative thought, a county would only be hurting themselves by setting a minimum wage that's too high; companies and their jobs would leave if it wasn't competitive. Of course, if raising the minimum wage didn't kill jobs, others could point to it as evidence that it may be feasible to increase it statewide. So it's gotta go. [commentary: I grew up in a conservative family, but I don't recognize the modern Republican Party.] [1] http://www.thegazette.com/gov-branstad-signs-bill-to-roll-back-minimum-wage-20170330 http://www.thegazette.com/gov-branstad-signs-bill-to-roll-ba...