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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Suggests the Minimum Wage Is a Local Issue [View all]aspirant
(3,533 posts)46. I thought Obama raised the minimum wage
for government employees?
Why can't a President put in all government contracts a specified minimal wage?
Unions bargain for wages and benefits, why can't the government,"We The People" negotiate with these Greedy corporations feeding at the public trough?
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Exactly. Medicare pays physicians around the country using a similar cost of living
Hoyt
Jul 2015
#37
By having a national min wage it helps keep the country on an even keel. We see certain states
diabeticman
Jul 2015
#10
I happen to disagree but, hell, why not? Sanders thinks guns are a local issue
wyldwolf
Jul 2015
#14
I think what he's said is gun issues are different in urban and rural areas
HereSince1628
Jul 2015
#20
Do you have any idea how many women would be lifted out of poverty if they could make $15/hr?
beam me up scottie
Jul 2015
#15
Cut her some slack; the wind isn't blowing hard enough yet. She's got her finger in the air...
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2015
#31