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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

Posted on 02/21/2021 8:24:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 02/21/2021 8:24:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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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:

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

2 posted on 02/21/2021 8:26:13 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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And we continue to import these socialists from India by the plane load.


3 posted on 02/21/2021 8:27:54 PM PST by Starcitizen (To the filthy Indian trash snowflakes that cried my tagline, eff you and your filthy country. )
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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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4 posted on 02/21/2021 8:28:50 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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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.


5 posted on 02/21/2021 8:29:13 PM PST by Cen-Tejas
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What kind of business has Ro ever run? Indeed, how many demonicRATS have ever owned a business?


6 posted on 02/21/2021 8:30:24 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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Dem Rep. Ro Khanna: ‘We Don’t Want’ Small Businesses.


7 posted on 02/21/2021 8:31:04 PM PST by Richard Axtell (President Asterisk is an ass to risk the economy and rights of all Americans.)
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Scratch this guy and you will find a self hating Indian who particularly despises the 7/11 corporation.


8 posted on 02/21/2021 8:34:22 PM PST by allendale
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Just as line workers and cashiers can be replaced with technology, so can elected representatives.


9 posted on 02/21/2021 8:34:49 PM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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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


10 posted on 02/21/2021 8:36:50 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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How does this affect social security recipients? Do these people understand basic economics?


11 posted on 02/21/2021 8:38:06 PM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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One day everyone will work for Amazon, Disney, Bill Gates, China, or Walmart.

And these masters will only get richer.


12 posted on 02/21/2021 8:38:37 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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This guy is totally delusional. Delusion is the common thread amongst Democrats.


13 posted on 02/21/2021 8:39:02 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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Does this idiot even understand that a business sometimes has to take out a loan just to make its payroll???


14 posted on 02/21/2021 8:39:49 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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"'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.

15 posted on 02/21/2021 8:40:17 PM PST by precisionshootist
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Dems only like the 1% rich people.

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


16 posted on 02/21/2021 8:44:57 PM PST by Skywise
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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.


17 posted on 02/21/2021 8:45:06 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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Uh... probably not. No clue.


18 posted on 02/21/2021 8:45:49 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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"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.

19 posted on 02/21/2021 8:46:00 PM PST by precisionshootist
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Those small businesses support local communities you idiot.


20 posted on 02/21/2021 8:47:48 PM PST by SkyDancer (Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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