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House Conservatives Circulate Letter on Minimum Wage
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Posted on 07/28/2006 7:10:44 AM PDT by Solow591

Despite the clear economic case against a higher federal minimum wage, "moderates" in Congress are continuing the push the issue. Fortunately, House conservatives are not going along with this misguided effort, and members of the Republican Study Committee circulated this letter on Capitol Hill yesterday.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; herekittykitty; minimumwage; noob; rsc; titlejack; troll
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To: Petronski

I refuse to fight a battle I do not believe in. Unlike you I believe the minimum wages needs to be increased, slowly.


41 posted on 07/28/2006 9:01:53 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Hydroshock; Petronski; Toddsterpatriot; Seamoth
I would like to see the minimum wage indexed to inflation with yearly increases to reflect this.

This could cause economic havoc.

42 posted on 07/28/2006 9:02:32 AM PDT by beyond the sea (The truth exists even when it is ignored.)
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To: beyond the sea

How? A yearly cost of living increase equal to teh percentage of inflation.


43 posted on 07/28/2006 9:04:40 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Petronski

It's a huge issue. The Republicans knock it down and the Dems pick it up during the campaign. Just hammer away at it. The subtext being: vote dem and get a pay increase.


44 posted on 07/28/2006 9:05:22 AM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: Hydroshock
"And I have always thought it best to put forth good policies that benefit the majority of Americans as a primary goal of both parties."

That is our point. Increasing the minimum wage or even having a minimum wage is very bad economics for everyone, including the poor, and that is why fiscal conservatives are against the minimum wage--it hurts the poor and everyone because it slows and hurts economic growth. Economic growth is the best tool for making everyone's standard of living go up, including the poor. That is also why we are against socialism, the welfare state, and everytyhing else that is supposed to help the poor--it actually hurts the poor.
45 posted on 07/28/2006 9:05:23 AM PDT by Hendrix
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To: Jason_b
Why does everyone seem to concede that the federal government has a say in what wage rates are paid in the private sector? ---

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Says it all...........

46 posted on 07/28/2006 9:05:38 AM PDT by beyond the sea (The truth exists even when it is ignored.)
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To: durasell
"It's a huge issue. The Republicans knock it down and the Dems pick it up during the campaign. Just hammer away at it. The subtext being: vote dem and get a pay increase."

Most people don't make minimum wage, and thus I don't think most people think it is going to make their wages go up. I don't think it is the issue that the democarts hope it is. Remember, the democrats are still preaching Karl Marx class warfare, and the minimum wage is part of that agenda. That class warfare argument has lost much of its appeal.
47 posted on 07/28/2006 9:08:40 AM PDT by Hendrix
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To: Hydroshock

Minimum wages increases are inflation and would add to inflation! I really wish people would think things through./


48 posted on 07/28/2006 9:09:23 AM PDT by Andrewksu
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To: durasell

Also, don't forget that the democrats have been using this issue for several election cycles without a winning result. We have not raised the minimum wage in a long time.


49 posted on 07/28/2006 9:10:34 AM PDT by Hendrix
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To: Hendrix

I disagree. I have always looked favorably on how Theordore Roosevelt manage economic and foriegn policy. That is why I frequently call my self a Teddy roosevelt Republican


50 posted on 07/28/2006 9:11:31 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Hydroshock
No I would increase the minimum wage by .25 cents a year or the rate of inflation which ever is higher.

Whichever is higher? What possible justification can exist for increasing it at a rate faater than inflation? Are entry-level workers 20 years from now worth more than entry-level workers today?

51 posted on 07/28/2006 9:11:48 AM PDT by Young Scholar
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To: Andrewksu

It would all end up balancing out in the end.


52 posted on 07/28/2006 9:12:27 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Hendrix

There is the hope/assumption that a rising minimum wage will lift all salaries close to it. Couple the minimum wage with gas company profits and you have five good paragraphs of a stump speech.


The republicans need to point to one concrete thing that they've done that voters feel every day.


53 posted on 07/28/2006 9:12:35 AM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: durasell

My thought exactly.


54 posted on 07/28/2006 9:14:17 AM PDT by Hydroshock ( (Proverbs 22:7). The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)
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To: Hydroshock
"I disagree. I have always looked favorably on how Theordore Roosevelt manage economic and foriegn policy."

If you think the government should manage the economy, you are a liberal at heart and on the wrong forum. Furthermore, you don't understand basic economics or don't want to deal with reality. Liberals often do this--base their ideology on idealism that is not based on reality.
55 posted on 07/28/2006 9:15:08 AM PDT by Hendrix
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To: beyond the sea

That's a good one, Thom! LOL


56 posted on 07/28/2006 9:15:13 AM PDT by Petronski (Living His life abundantly.)
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To: Hydroshock

Increasing the minimum wage simply increases inflation (among other things...)


57 posted on 07/28/2006 9:15:28 AM PDT by RockinRight (She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
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To: Solow591

(Having not read the letter...)

What they should do is tell the House to delete the minimum-wage statute.

It would also eliminate alot of "illegal" problems, never mind be fair.


58 posted on 07/28/2006 9:15:56 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: Solow591

C'mon let's just start all over and say - $100 per hour minimum. That'll close the border!


59 posted on 07/28/2006 9:16:18 AM PDT by Republicus2001
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To: Hydroshock
I refuse to fight a battle I do not believe in.

Confession is good for the soul.

60 posted on 07/28/2006 9:17:31 AM PDT by Petronski (Living His life abundantly.)
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