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joeglow3

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4. About fucking time it is indexed

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:02 AM

Jun 2012

This is one of the things that has made me disillusioned with both parties. All too often, they both like their wedge issues that they can bring up every few years to gin up support. One of ours has been minimum wage. I have contended that is why it has never been fought for hard by the left to have it indexed. Once that is done, it is rarely, if ever, an issue again.

Thank you to these 18 representatives for TRULY fighting for the long-term viability of the working class.

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House Dems propose raising minimum wage from $7.25 to $10 [View all] kpete Jun 2012 OP

This might cause enough repukes to have a stroke Drale Jun 2012 #1

WHAT!? jpbollma Jun 2012 #2

This makes a lot of sense. Which is why it won't see the light of day. harun Jun 2012 #3

No, it doesnt make sense because cstanleytech Jun 2012 #15

Well there is only one way to do that. zeemike Jun 2012 #19

The problem with that is if people would boycott the big companies like say McDonalds or like cstanleytech Jun 2012 #32

The jobs go where the money go's zeemike Jun 2012 #33

Exactly. musical_soul Jun 2012 #53

I agree. TahitiNut Jun 2012 #22

San Francisco's minimum wage is $10.24/hour CreekDog Jun 2012 #26

About fucking time it is indexed joeglow3 Jun 2012 #4

Nice token effort, but it needs to be BIGGER to win Americans over. BlueCaliDem Jun 2012 #5

Obama did push a jobs bill... amerciti001 Jun 2012 #45

I know that, but it's basically dead in the water. He needs to present an even BIGGER bill BlueCaliDem Jun 2012 #46

In a way, that's the way to go amerciti001 Jun 2012 #47

It's taking outrageous things for the American people to pay attention. BlueCaliDem Jun 2012 #50

Now there is a stimulus package I can support. nt bemildred Jun 2012 #6

exacty! jpbollma Jun 2012 #7

We all know that they will not get it passed but at least we will see who votes for it and who votes jwirr Jun 2012 #8

They should raise it to $15 an hour like the Australians did. Cleita Jun 2012 #9

They SHOULD have taken a page from the GOP playbook Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #11

Yes..... Magoo48 Jun 2012 #30

That would put my little mom-and-pop restaurant out of business. Bette Noir Jun 2012 #58

I once ran a restaurant and there are ways to pay the staff a decent wage Cleita Jun 2012 #60

Blah blah blah ...more grand standing with no chance of this ever happening. L0oniX Jun 2012 #10

They can't do that by the 27th Amendment. Fearless Jun 2012 #12

Are you against trying? CreekDog Jun 2012 #28

I'd rather bang my head into a block wall. L0oniX Jun 2012 #36

Attention Morons: A higher minimum wage ripples all wages higher in the long run. onehandle Jun 2012 #13

Shall we lower it, then? FiveGoodMen Jun 2012 #24

Since I don't watch TV no way... amerciti001 Jun 2012 #49

good try but it's going nowhere in this House, thanks to the repuklicants wordpix Jun 2012 #14

Not very politcally astute. MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #16

Sounds like a plan otherone Jun 2012 #17

welcome to the site! Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #20

thank you my friend otherone Jun 2012 #51

This is nothing more than campaign material. It will go nowhere on either side of the election. RC Jun 2012 #18

A Liveable Wage grilled onions Jun 2012 #21

They should COLA the mini wage and stop using it as a political football. Warren Stupidity Jun 2012 #23

$10 an hour?!? meeksgeek Jun 2012 #25

Really, what is it with this generation? Kurovski Jun 2012 #31

Seems reasonable 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #27

Huge k & r for me obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #29

K&R "The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity." Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #34

Its about time lovuian Jun 2012 #35

If you are over 30 and you work for minimum wage, you have made some bad decisions.. n/t IamK Jun 2012 #37

Nice right-wing talking point there Hugabear Jun 2012 #39

So needing chemo and losing my job was a bad decision? Cobalt Violet Jun 2012 #43

Or, you could have made all the right decisions and then got laid off NickB79 Jun 2012 #48

It's not right to judge. musical_soul Jun 2012 #54

Perhaps in some cases, but not all. octothorpe Jun 2012 #56

unlike you Enrique Jun 2012 #59

In the UK for over 21 yr old workers it is about $9 Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #38

I always liked that idea... octothorpe Jun 2012 #57

A living wage now! NinetyNinePercenter Jun 2012 #40

Welcome to DU. Skinner Jun 2012 #44

Hi, welcome to DU. musical_soul Jun 2012 #55

K & R Scurrilous Jun 2012 #41

Tie Congressional Pay To The Minimum Wage nt mikekohr Jun 2012 #42

Not a good idea. musical_soul Jun 2012 #52

They've done this already... KansDem Jun 2012 #61