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Obama weighing executive action on minimum wage hike
The Hill ^
| January 16, 2014
| Ben Goad
Posted on 01/16/2014 4:30:46 PM PST by Zakeet
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It's called pandering to the people who put me here!
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posted on
01/16/2014 4:30:46 PM PST
by
Zakeet
To: Zakeet
This is all show. So many Federal contracts have “prevailing wage” clauses (read: union wages) that a minimum wage boost is irrelevant for these companies.
To: Zakeet
....................FOLLOWING OBAMA
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posted on
01/16/2014 4:33:02 PM PST
by
mandaladon
(The truth about Benghazi is all I want)
To: Zakeet
I’m going to give credit where it is due - at least Obama is TRYING to achieve his agenda. The GOP, on the other hand, merely whimpers and tries to appease the democrats. What would happen if Boner tried as hard to get a conservative agenda done as Obama and Reid do for THEIR side?
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posted on
01/16/2014 4:33:55 PM PST
by
Mr Rogers
(Liberals are like locusts...)
To: Zakeet
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posted on
01/16/2014 4:34:30 PM PST
by
CMailBag
To: Zakeet
What few people know is that many union contracts are calculated as a percentage against the minimum wage. That is why they push the minimum wage issue so much. A slight increase in minimum wage equates to a large increase in union member salaries.
To: Zakeet
O’. you don’t have the authority to do that.
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posted on
01/16/2014 4:37:29 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Zakeet
President Obama is considering using his executive authority to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors,LOL!!!! I don't know a SINGLE fed contractor making a dime less than 25 an hour!!! What a phony.
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posted on
01/16/2014 4:39:02 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: Lazamataz
WIll his underlings run on this disaterous executive action IF he takes it?
OH I HOPE SO!
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posted on
01/16/2014 4:51:21 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
(This Message NOT Approved By The N.S.A.)
To: Zakeet
This is intended to drive the final nails into the coffins of small businesses.
The big-government/big-corporate criminal complex doesn't like competition.
They don't care if the pie gets smaller, they just want the whole pie.
As a matter of fact a smaller pie is better because it means the peasants will be starved out, leaving the ruling class to live in a Walden paradise.
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posted on
01/16/2014 5:01:42 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
To: SandRat
The problem is who is going to stop Adolpho O’Hitler?
The Republicans....lol
SCOTUS..... rofl
nobody
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posted on
01/16/2014 5:03:20 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: Zakeet
Federal contractors are covered by Davis-Bacon aren’t they?
Those wages are far greater than minimum wage.
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posted on
01/16/2014 5:04:32 PM PST
by
Mikey_1962
(Democrats have destroyed more cities than Godzilla)
To: taxcontrol
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posted on
01/16/2014 5:42:34 PM PST
by
thoolou
("Technology is driven by those who understand it the least" - Unknown)
To: Zakeet
“But Republicans are cool to the plan, warning it could hurt the economy.”
Now there is a fire breathing response from Republicans.
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posted on
01/16/2014 5:47:37 PM PST
by
headstamp 2
(What would Scooby do?)
To: taxcontrol
“What few people know is that many union contracts are calculated as a percentage against the minimum wage. That is why they push the minimum wage issue so much. A slight increase in minimum wage equates to a large increase in union member salaries.”
So basically Obama is campaigning to raise costs borne by taxpayers on government contracts. Liberals are very generous with other people’s money.
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posted on
01/16/2014 5:50:13 PM PST
by
headstamp 2
(What would Scooby do?)
To: Zakeet
All he will do is raise the price of everything if he approves it. I doubt he will because that group doesn’t send him donations and will piss of corporate donors everywhere.
To: Zakeet
I guess that means the next potus could simply set the minimum wage back using her executive authority.
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posted on
01/16/2014 6:41:19 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(_.. ._. .. _. _._ __ ___ ._. . ___ ..._ ._ ._.. _ .. _. .)
To: Zakeet
Germany doesn't even have a minimum wage. It's crazy enough to pay $7.25 an hour to for the "privilege" to teach someone who doesn't know anything how to do perform a job. (A group with historical high unemployment.) It's crazier (and even less likely) to pay them $10.10. Watch unemployment among Obama voters soar!
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posted on
01/16/2014 7:23:42 PM PST
by
Sooth2222
("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
To: Zakeet
Its also called giving the unions a raise as the minimum wage goes up so does the union members pay.
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posted on
01/16/2014 7:29:49 PM PST
by
bikerman
(Obama! if his lips are moving he's lying.)
To: Zakeet
Many public union pay is tied into the prevailing minimum wage. So if it goes up say three bucks an hour, for public union employees, their pay would go up too. It has nothing to do to help Burger workers, only his union buddies.
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posted on
01/16/2014 7:31:41 PM PST
by
abigkahuna
(Here now and whatever....)
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