Posted on 02/17/2024 9:47:08 AM PST by John Semmens
In a debate among four candidates running for California's open US Senate seat Rep. Barbara Lee (D) proposed raising the minimum wage to $50 per hour. "Just do the math!" Lee urged. "It would mean that a 40 hours per week worker would make $104,000 per year. I call that a living wage. If I'm elected to the US Senate I will make passing a law to implement this nationwide my top priority."
Rival contenders Reps. Adam Schiff (D) and Katie Porter (D) support a more modest increase of $25 per hour. Schiff pointed out that "a large contingent of minimum wage workers are young people trying to earn money for college by working part time. If they could get $100,000 a year flipping burgers they won't need to go to college. College enrollments would fall and our population would be more ignorant as a result."
Lee rebutted Schiff's argument by reminding him that "President Biden has worked things out so students can get college loans they won't have to pay back. So, with my bill young people could still enjoy the fun of college without the pressure of needing the education to get a high-paying job."
The lone Republican contender, former baseball player Steve Garvey, opposed any increase in the minimum wage, saying "California's current $20 minimum is already taking a toll on businesses that hire the low-skill workers getting minimum wages. Customers don't want to pay the higher prices that would be necessary to fund higher wages. Many human workers will be replaced by robots. Some small businesses will be driven out of business. Right now, the average annual income for a full-time employee is $63,000 per year. Boosting the minimum wage to $100,000 will cause major disruptions to our economy."
Lee countered Garvey's case by suggesting that "workers who lose their jobs could get money from the government. Look, we're giving migrants free money, free housing, free health care, and free education. If we can afford that we certainly can afford to take care of everyone who loses a job as a result of higher minimum wages. Remember, the government prints the money. It could easily just print more. It is Republican objections to this simple remedy that is hurting our economy."
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And reality is minimum wage is 7.50. They can call on 50 dollars an hour all day. But they won’t even raise it to 10 bucks. A lot of noise.
When they have the Global government who’s paying for it because the West will be broke Oh wait maybe Africa ,LOL
when democrats propose the “government” give more money to people who don’t work just remember where that money is coming from.
She meant just for blacks.
She contradicts herself; in her debate statement, she said that $103K for a single is insufficient, and something like $130K for a family of four was no good. She needs to talk to herself more.
But if she can get burger flippers $50 an hour, what will she demand for herself?
I have a zimbabwe trillion dollar note somewhere.
“”It is Republican objections to this simple remedy that is hurting our economy.””
Simple remedy - LOL. Spoken like a true idiot...Just do the math, Barbara....
Keep ‘em coming, John! Pretty soon you’ll have to drop “satire” from the thread....
Why stop at 50.00? Make it 1,000.00 per hour.
Why did the minimum wage worker bring a ladder to work when the minimum wage was raised to $50 per hour? Because they thought they needed to reach new heights to earn that much!
Pandering for votes.
Shawtie on something strong, like Dumbrontin or Sheboonzic. I thought for sure that was satire from you.
Well, the only hope of beating Schitt now is TrumpII landslide — within reach — and hopefully Garvey gets smart and hires a couple of Youngkin’s advisors, who walked the perfect tightrope of pro-Trump, MAGA-endorsement while reeling in disaffected BernieBros, and dey older wimmenz as Garvey looks like he could still work over a barroom full of the past-due ladies like the old days.
No point in becoming a doctor or engineer. When the illiterates make that much, there will be no incentive to become more than a burger flipper. Why waste years of your life and go into debt to make the same money?
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