I want to thank our President. Doubly.

[sabrina 1]

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

And I'm not the type to be grateful for crumbs when workers deserve a slice of the big pie this Government has baked for Corporations for decades now, giving them tax breaks and subsidies while refusing to do a few things to make them earn those benefits that come from the working class who are being screwed in every possible way.

1) Any Corp who tries to avoid paying American workers even the pittance they are now paying, by taking their jobs to third world countries MUST abide by US laws, including paying whatever the minimum wage here is. Otherwise, NO tax breaks and no subsidies.

2) Just to make sure they understand why we have labor laws here, hard fought for by the Working Class. It is to ensure that the workers who are responsible for the success of these Corps, here in the US and wherever they take the jobs, earn a livable wage, that wage needs to be raised to at least $18.00 an hr, which still is not enough to raise a family on.

Iow, if they want those tax breaks and subsidies no matter where they take the jobs, they will have to pay OUR mininum wage. If they think they can make more by going overseas with the jobs WITHOUT the tax breaks and subsidies, then let them go, but NOT with our tax dollars.

3) I would impose a tax on Corporations whose working force is outside this country.

Raising the minimum wage to a level that it should have been at 20 years ago, should not be considered a victory for the working class, it is merely an appeasement due to the fact that things are so bad for labor something had to be done.

Maybe I just expect more for those who keep this country going. If you accept crumbs, that's all you're going to get. It's an election year and this is the time to get as much as possible from a Congress that is so out of touch with the people of this country they actually think a family can live on ten dollars an hour.

Actually I'm for Representatives having to live for six months on what they think the people should be able to live on. Or better yet, electing people who don't need to do that, who actually know what it takes to raise a family.