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43. What can Prsident Obama do executively ...

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Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:53 PM

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I want to thank our President. Doubly. [View all] MannyGoldstein Feb 2014 OP

While the minimum wage ProSense Feb 2014 #1

I will take a moment to kick your post here, ProSense! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #4

The President also ProSense Feb 2014 #5

Well sheshe2 Feb 2014 #7

Excellent: limit federal spending on corporate executive pay dougolat Feb 2014 #21

It was signed into law. See the first article in the comment. n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #24

Manny is awesome. But here's the problem with Manny's gratitude, not that this is isn't a good sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #11

I agree, ProSense is awesome. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #13

Manny is truly awesome. But while I am happy for any crumbs the working class gets sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #15

I agree with you, Sabrina 1, but the President cannot change the tax laws without Congress. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #18

Actually what I said was ProSense is Awesome. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #19

I said Manny was awesome, because he is. There are lots of awesome people on DU, although some are sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #22

What an AWESOME sub-thread. Truly AWESOME in the AWESOME-IST sense of the word. randome Feb 2014 #38

Thanks, sheshe2 ProSense Feb 2014 #26

Well as I said... sheshe2 Feb 2014 #29

Yes, sabrina. Thank for the crumds sheshe2 Feb 2014 #45

And this is why the minimum wage needs to be a livable wage. $10.10 an hr is not a livable wage. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #46

Well hello! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #48

Make Corporate funding for candidates, POISON. OWS started the conversation about money controlling sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #49

Manny signed the Executive Order? ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #42

I have a beef with anyone who thinks that $10.10 an hr is even close to a livable wage. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #47

That explains the "Manny is Awesome" part of the post ... Yeah, right! .... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #50

I would have had it on my list of things to get done the minute I was inaugurated, in Jan of 2009. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #54

Your anger/frustration is missplaced. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #57

Lol, well there are an awful lot of people whose 'anger/frustration is misplaced'. You haven't sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #58

No problem she, I gave Manny's OP a rec. Autumn Feb 2014 #23

What a great idea Autumn! Rex Feb 2014 #30

Hey Rex. How goes it? I was thinking of posting how Autumn Feb 2014 #32

You're right, Manny is loved by the DU community. Rex Feb 2014 #33

YOU are awesome Rex. Been off for a few days. Had a terrible accident, a Autumn Feb 2014 #35

Yikes! Rex Feb 2014 #36

I haven't gotten that far yet. The only burn was to my Toshiba Autumn Feb 2014 #39

You can turn off that annoying beginning window, they wanted it so desperately Rex Feb 2014 #40

Well good for you Autumn. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #44

Amen to that JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #51

Transparent POSITIVE intent. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #59

Obama: 'Nobody who works full-time should have to live in poverty Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #2

$10.10 an hour IS poverty. I have a theory about elected officials. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #16

He's also working on the spies RobertEarl Feb 2014 #3

You've.... Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #6

Obama signed it RobertEarl Feb 2014 #17

His hands aren't tied any more fadedrose Feb 2014 #8

I agree it's a start, but how sad it's limited to $10.10. Why not $12 or $14? Who is hurt? nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #9

but.....THEY claim we never credit him for ANYTHING!!! Skittles Feb 2014 #10

It's a start:) One thumb up! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #12

that is such good new about the AWD passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #14

+1. jsr Feb 2014 #20

Credit where credit is due, this is a positive step. Bravo Mr. President! TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #25

I am delighted to be able to commend our President on this, bvar22 Feb 2014 #27

Over 600 Economists Sign Letter In Support of $10.10 Minimum Wage ProSense Feb 2014 #28

I don't understand why only 1010 if he's acting unilaterally Doctor_J Feb 2014 #31

Weekly Address: Calling on Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage ProSense Feb 2014 #34

Nice, Manny. "Nobody in our country, nor on our planet, should be locked into poverty because of pampango Feb 2014 #37

I hope he does something for the children rbrnmw Feb 2014 #41

What can Prsident Obama do executively ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #43

Fair point JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #52

I mean ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #53

He just one human being JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #55