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27. Seems reasonable

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 03:17 PM

Jun 2012

it should have been tied to inflation all along.

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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