Dem Rep. Ro Khanna: 'We Don't Want' Small Businesses That Can't Pay $15/Hour Minimum Wage in America

Red State ^ | 02/21/2021 | Nick Arama

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Democrats really have forgotten the American worker, they are so intent upon pushing their agenda for control.

We’ve already seen this in the first moves from Joe Biden which weren’t about helping Americans or America, they were all about radical agendas over climate change and immigration. For example, Biden canceled the Keystone Pipeline not caring how that it would throw thousands out of their jobs during a pandemic where the economy was already under stress.

Now in Biden’s virus “relief” bill he’s pushing for the big ticket Democratic agenda item: the $15/hour minimum wage.

Biden apparently doesn’t give a darn if that causes businesses to fold or that it will throw people out of work, he’s bowing to the wishes of the left.

So what do the Democrats think about these legitimate concerns about their radical policies?

CNN’s Abby Phillip asked Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and he showed just how clueless and evil their approach is.

Dem Rep: “we don't want" the small businesses that would be forced under by a federal wage mandatehttps://t.co/uzKBVocjXG pic.twitter.com/59Mgv3ETaj

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 21, 2021

“Businesses like Amazon and McDonald’s, for example, can and perhaps should, pay more, but I’m wondering, what is your plan for smaller businesses?” CNN’s Abby Phillip inquired. “How does this, in your view, affect mom and pop businesses who are just struggling to keep their doors open, keep workers on the payroll right now?”

“Well, they shouldn’t be doing it by paying people low wages,” Khanna responded. “We don’t want low-wage businesses. I think most successful small businesses can pay a fair wage.” So if businesses go under and jobs are lost because of this so what because they should be paying more, he thinks.

He claimed he “loved” small businesses but not those who were “underpaying.” “I love small businesses,” he claimed. “I’m all for it but I don’t want small businesses that are underpaying employees. It’s fair for people to make what they’re producing and I think $15 is very reasonable in this country.” He actually claimed that if workers were paid for their “productivity” they would be paid $23/hour. So if you think they’re going to stop, he’s likely hinting where they’d go next if they get what they want now.

Remember when Democrats used to pretend they cared about the local businesses, that they cared about the little mom and pop shops? Well, he just blew that fiction apart, for sure. What this actually benefits is the big places like Amazon that can afford it and monopolize the market. The Congressional Budget Office has predicted that this move will cost at least 1.4 million jobs at time where we are still in a pandemic. He doesn’t give a darn about that.

When Khanna was pressed upon whether he might have to compromise, that that might be an impediment to passage of the relief bill, he got snotty and said well maybe it was time for moderates to compromise and leave that provision in the bill.

Progressives have a track record of always compromising pass COVID relief.

Why aren’t we asking the moderates to comprise this time on final passage so we can get a $15 min wage, which the overwhelming majority of Americans want? pic.twitter.com/vslkKqJ0ir

— Rep. Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna) February 21, 2021

By the way, this guy was also a friend on Facebook of Fang Fang, the alleged Chinese spy with whom Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) had a relationship and who tried to get close to a host of California politicians.

HT: Townhall

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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicted raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would cost 1.4 million Americans their jobs over the next four years, while reducing the number in poverty by 0.9 million. Specifically:

• The cumulative budget deficit over the 2021–2031 period would increase by $54 billion
• From 2021 to 2031, the cumulative pay of affected people would increase, on net, by $333 billion—an increased labor cost for firms considerably larger than the net effect on the budget deficit during that period.
• That net increase would result from higher pay ($509 billion) for people who were employed at higher hourly wages under the bill, offset by lower pay ($175 billion) because of reduced employment under the bill.
• Employment would be reduced by 1.4 million workers, or 0.9 percent
• The number of people in poverty would be reduced by 0.9 million

Fast food ordering kiosk companies and burger-flipping robot manufacturers must be salivating right now...

[Starcitizen]

And we continue to import these socialists from India by the plane load.

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Transcript via Breitbart:

Anchor Abby Phillip: "I know that you feel very strongly like many progressives about the minimum wage issue. Right now, at the same time, businesses, both large and small, are struggling in this pandemic economy, more than 9 million jobs have been lost in the last year, and they still aren’t back, and the problem is particularly acute in industries like retail and foodservice, which are more likely to pay minimum wage. I think the question that a lot of Republicans are posing and perhaps some moderate Democrats is timing. Is now the right time to increase it to $15? I should say the bill has stages, of course, but immediately it would go up about 30% right now. Is now the right time to do that?"

Khanna: "Abby, it’s absolutely the right time to give working Americans a raise. Let’s look at the facts. Amazon raised their wage to $15 nationally, not regionally. They have more jobs today. It didn’t hurt job creation or business. Target followed. They also did it nationally, more jobs."

Phillip: "Large businesses like Amazon and McDonald’s, for example, can and perhaps should pay more, but I’m wondering what is your plan for smaller businesses? How does this, in your view, affect mom and pop businesses who are just struggling to keep their doors open, keep workers on pate roll right now?"

Khanna: "Well, they shouldn't be doing it by paying people low wages. We don’t want low-wage businesses. Most successful small businesses can pay a fair wage. If you look at the minimum wage, it increased with worker productivity until 1968, and that relationship was severed. If workers were actually getting paid for the value they were creating, it would be up to $23. I love small businesses, I’m all for it, but I don’t want small businesses that are underpaying employees. It’s fair for people to be making what they’re producing. I think $15 is very reasonable in this country."

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[Cen-Tejas]

I don’t think “Biden” per se is making any major decisions. I think instead that whatever his staff, influenced by Pelosi, Harris, Schumer and others, put in front of him he signs.

[Texas Eagle]

What kind of business has Ro ever run? Indeed, how many demonicRATS have ever owned a business?

[Richard Axtell]

Dem Rep. Ro Khanna: ‘We Don’t Want’ Small Businesses.

[allendale]

Scratch this guy and you will find a self hating Indian who particularly despises the 7/11 corporation.

[patriot torch]

Just as line workers and cashiers can be replaced with technology, so can elected representatives.

[Secret Agent Man]

its not government’s business to determine if a business is “underpaying” or not

government is the last place to determine that

because no one in government operates or acts like any actual business

actual businesses cant print money out of nothing and throw it on the taxpayers tab

further our govt no longer even attempts to put froth an annual or even biannual budget anymore

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

How does this affect social security recipients? Do these people understand basic economics?

[a fool in paradise]

One day everyone will work for Amazon, Disney, Bill Gates, China, or Walmart.

And these masters will only get richer.

[DennisR]

This guy is totally delusional. Delusion is the common thread amongst Democrats.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Does this idiot even understand that a business sometimes has to take out a loan just to make its payroll???

[precisionshootist]

"'We Don't Want' Small Businesses That Can't Pay $15/Hour Minimum Wage"

Of course, communists don't want small business at all. They want big commie controlled businesses only. Commies don't want anyone in control of their own lives.

Folks it's time for a complete divorce from these people. It's time to go our separate ways and insist on it.

[Skywise]

Dems only like the 1% rich people.

Dems don’t like the poor - they like slaves.

[DennisR]

Actually, he was born in Philadelphia. So he is full-blown American, albeit siding with the party of delusion and insanity. He is worth about $27 million.

[DennisR]

Uh... probably not. No clue.

[precisionshootist]

"How does this affect social security recipients? Do these people understand basic economics?"

Yes they do actually and their answer to economics is....SLAVERY. Yes we the people work as slaves to the elite commies who run everything.

If you think I'm exaggerating or using hyperbole or anything like that think again. This is what we are dealing with folks. Do you know what their answer is for those who don't want to be slaves? You guessed it, they kill you.

[SkyDancer]

Those small businesses support local communities you idiot.