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House defeats minimum wage increase
The Washington Times ^ | March 15, 2013 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 03/15/2013 11:39:13 AM PDT by jazusamo

The House on Friday rejected a Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10, shooting down one of President Obama’s priorities from his State of the Union speech.

The 233-184 defeat also exposed divisions within the Democratic Party. Where Mr. Obama called for a hike from the current $7.25 to $9 an hour, congressional Democrats pushed for a $10.10 rate.

But they couldn’t muster unity even within their own ranks. Six Democrats from conservative-leaning districts voted against the wage increase, as did every single Republican who was present.

“We need jobs out there. The best approach right now is to get federal spending under control and government out of the way of the nation’s job creators,” said Rep. John Kline, Minnesota Republican, who led the opposition.

Mr. Obama’s call for a hike to $9 an hour reportedly caught labor advocates off guard. They had been working towards the $10.10 figure.

The White House has not weighed in on the $10.10 raise.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
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To: Western Phil

The minimum wage law is for the Unions as many union contracts are tied to the level of the minimum wage.


21 posted on 03/15/2013 3:29:04 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: jazusamo

Well, this is a good thing.


22 posted on 03/15/2013 3:59:53 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: jazusamo

Good. I want the minimum wage at least 100 dollars an hour and nothing less. lol.


23 posted on 03/15/2013 4:02:01 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: dfwgator
The minimum wage law is for the Unions as many union contracts are tied to the level of the minimum wage.

Precisely!
The rats and their union scum and couldn't care less about burger-flipping teenagers - - it's all about the union scales.

24 posted on 03/15/2013 4:08:08 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: jazusamo

0bamacare + Min. Wage Increase = Eradication of Private Sector. With only 0bamacare, it’s barely limping along. 0bama will do all he can to set the stage for 100% government jobs. This is just what Dictators do.


25 posted on 03/15/2013 4:17:04 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (PRISON AT BENGHAZI?????)
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To: Lancey Howard
Absolutely, Lancey. Screw the unions and the Rats. The feds have no business dictating a minimum wage, that's up to the states and it should really be up to employers to pay a person what they're worth.
26 posted on 03/15/2013 4:18:43 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: dfwgator
thank you...
27 posted on 03/15/2013 4:24:56 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Grams A

One of my first jobs was picking grapes in a huge vineyard in South Jersey For $1.20 an hour. That was minimum wage at the time. This was around 1971 I think. Lots of work in the sun and lots of bees!


28 posted on 03/15/2013 4:26:00 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (Hurry up Spring!!!!)
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To: 4yearlurker

OOOPPPS! Make that a $1.60 an hour.


29 posted on 03/15/2013 4:29:22 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (Hurry up Spring!!!!)
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To: jazusamo

It was just a back door way of raising tax revenue.


30 posted on 03/15/2013 5:05:56 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: dfwgator

Exactly. I bet most PT entry-level jobs where unions are involved pay in the $8-9/hr range. Bumping the minimum wage to $10.10/hr would kill many small businesses and give the Unions powere to force a $11/hr starting wage on the employers.


31 posted on 03/15/2013 5:10:18 PM PDT by matt04
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To: Sybeck1

Of course the dems wouldn’t admit there are consequences related to any of their policies.


32 posted on 03/15/2013 5:15:24 PM PDT by griswold3 (Big Government does not tolerate rivals.)
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To: jazusamo

Minimum wage is a killer for marginal or unskilled employees.


33 posted on 03/15/2013 5:55:24 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Graewoulf

You need to go back and reread second to last and last paragraphs. Every Repub present voted against the min wage increase.


34 posted on 03/15/2013 6:13:58 PM PDT by upchuck (Free Republic: faster than a speeding bullet!)
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To: vette6387

I know families which would be better off if someone earned just a buck an hour on a forty hour week. Government has devastated work.


35 posted on 03/15/2013 6:15:29 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: upsdriver

A political ploy that’s going to backfire on him. He has run out of political capital. :)


36 posted on 03/15/2013 6:49:02 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: Sybeck1

“Why not $20? $100?”

That’s how they destroyed The Detroit auto industry.


37 posted on 03/15/2013 6:49:09 PM PDT by Amish with an attitude
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To: jazusamo
Poor Little Dick Trumka probably kicked his dog. The unions backdoor plan for a pay increase just went ‘pop’.
38 posted on 03/15/2013 7:07:27 PM PDT by JPG (Stay strong.)
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To: C210N

Spot on....


39 posted on 03/15/2013 7:29:59 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: C210N

Actually your sentence structure was perfect, but I think some people have a problem understanding comma’s.


40 posted on 03/15/2013 7:38:26 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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