I want to thank our President. Doubly.

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22. I said Manny was awesome, because he is. There are lots of awesome people on DU, although some are

have moved on sadly.

You put words in my mouth, I simply followed your lead. Sorry you don't like it, neither did I. And there you go again, doing exactly what you are complaining about. If you had not put words in my mouth, I would not have returned the favor.

Since the words you wrote are not my words, I won't bother to address them. I guess you prefer that jobs go out of the country rather than make it not worth the effert, THEN raise the minimum wage to a LIVABLE wage once these Corps have no alternative BUT to keep their business here IF they want our tax dollars in subsidies and tax breaks.

I could tell you many stories, about me and people I know. But everything isn't about me. It should be about more than getting crumbs to keep the people struggling but grateful for those crumbs. I want MORE for the working class. I want a livable wage and I don't want our tax dollars going to greedy Corporations to prevent that from happening.

I'm always grateful for crumbs when I am hungry, who wouldn't be? But I would prefer to be in a position where I have higher expectations and where I am not contributing to subsidizing criminals who are abusing people HERE and in Third World Countries. I don't like being 'appeased' and I am pretty certain that so long as we are happy with the little they give us, while they are giving more and more to the greedy, hoarders of money, that's what we will get.

I am glad to see something being done about the minimum wage, but it is still poverty level, isn't it? And as I said, and maybe you are not familiar with the arguments excusing Big Corps taking their business elsewhere, it won't be long before this tiny increase, long, long overdue, will be used by Right Wingers to 'explain' why Big Businesses are sending jobs overseas.

I don't like giving them excuses, I'm for ending their Corporate Welfare and giving it to those who earn it.