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To: conservative in nyc

Thanks for that. Looks like we need to keep an eye on this bill. It would be nice if this led to some real debate and discussion of the actual impact of minimum wage laws.


209 posted on 01/12/2007 8:43:38 PM PST by Sunsong
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To: Sunsong
This event reminded me of a story about Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a liberal group. The story was posted on FR in October 2004. An excerpt (original story from NRO):

ACORN's hypocrisy also extends to its stand on the minimum wage. While it has often attempted to force minimum-wage increases on private businesses through ballot initiatives and local ordinances, ACORN tried to exempt itself from California's minimum-wage requirements. According to EPI, "ACORN argued that being forced to pay higher wages would mean that they would hire fewer employees — the very dilemma faced by businesses. Incredibly, ACORN stated that paying its employees a lower wage would allow them to be more sympathetic to the low- and moderate-income families they were attempting to help. ACORN argued that abiding by the state minimum wage would limit their ability to promote their agenda and would therefore be a violation of their First Amendment rights."

The liberal hypocrisy on minimum wage didn't start with Pelosi, I guess.

247 posted on 01/13/2007 5:36:50 PM PST by GraceCoolidge
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