Pelosi to fast-track minimum wage bill

AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/4/06 | Jeannine Aversa - ap

[mikeus_maximus]

So she's anxious to put people out of work.

Lovely.

[richardtavor]

Put a hold on this and delay like the Dems did...

[cinives]

How about faster depreciation of technology ? That's got to be obsolete sooner than a restaurant's bricks, for Pete's sake.

[Brilliant]

It's the wrong time for a 40% increase in the minimum wage. The economy is already groaning under the weight of government.

[PeterFinn]

Union contracts are typically pegged to the minimum wage. Raise the minimum and the union contracts automatically ratchet up.

[ladtx]

Personally I think it should be $100,000 per hour, that way you only have to work an hour a year plus they could just rotate people in and out, to just spread the wealth around, donchaknow.

[Argus]

The Jobs Elimination Act of 2007.

[Ben Mugged]

What about their other "promises" such as weeding out the "culture of corruption"? They seem to be selective in giving equal emphasis on all their empty promises.

And by the way, exactly who is going to benefit from a minimum wage increase?

[spikeytx86]

A pay raise based not on merits but on having the lowest skills. Bizzarro world. I am glad to see that of all the problems our Great Nation faces, she think the minimum wage (in which less then 1% of the workforce earns) is the most important. They certainly have there priorities.

[PeterFinn]

I've always said that the liberals should put an end to poverty by raising the minimum to $100 per hour. Since, as they say, raising the minimum wage isn't inflationary and that it has no effect on the economy then this should be just (oh, HUG ME!!!!) WONDERFUL for everyone!

Right?

[italianquaker]

For or against isnt the point, adding ammendments like they did is.

[sappy]

atta girl. way to prioritize.

[napscoordinator]

I don't care what she does or the Senate. I am focused on the President!!! I am anxiously waiting to see what he will VETO! I am so worried that he will continue to sign and sign and sign. Gosh, I hope I am wrong. Whatever gets through the House and Senate and gets signed by the President will be blamed on the President and NOT the senate or house (unless they have VETO proof votes but even then the President should VETO anyway). We will see how the Presidents last two years are going to play out. I am sooooo curious.

[ClearCase_guy]

What about their other "promises" such as weeding out the "culture of corruption"? They seem to be selective in giving equal emphasis on all their empty promises.

According to Stephanopolous, Clinton kept the promises he meant to keep. Pelosi will do the same.

[TRY ONE]

Thank you, Ms Pelosi

Regards,

India, Mexico, Indonesia, Philippines

[The Great RJ]

There will be a lot of students who work part time jobs that will be out of work if this passes... likely including my daughter.

This increase in the minimum wage may also spur a new wave of illegal immigration as employers may find it cheaper to hire illegals "off the books" rather than pay $7.25/hour for legal unskilled labor.

Of course any bad things that happen will be George Bush's fault.

[Omega Man II]

Put a hold on this and delay like the Dems did...

The House minority is powerless to do so. The Senate is where things can (and will) grind to a halt.

[Brilliant]

Yeah, but the min wage is only for poor people. If you increase it to $100 per hour, then you might help some rich people, and that would be bad.

[taxcontrol]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe "fast track" means the bill can not have any riders or amendments attached or cant be held up in committee.

Sounds like she is trying to position to avoid any public discussion and ram through her agenda.