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Obama to raise minimum wage for federal contractors [Taxpayers Foot the Bill]
CNN ^ | 1/28/14 | Adam Aigner-Treworgy

Posted on 01/28/2014 5:20:03 AM PST by SoFloFreeper

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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Not Federal employees. Federal contractors.


21 posted on 01/28/2014 6:51:12 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: Cheerio

He can’t raise taxes on his own. He can’t raise the general minimum wage on his own.

He can raise the salary floor of federal contractors. Which is all this does. The impacts to the general public will be negligable. There may be some contractos that lose their jobs, and federal employees who gave to find options for lunch other than eating at a gvt cafeteria.

Boo frikknin hoo ...


22 posted on 01/28/2014 6:55:13 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: tanknetter

Sorry for the mis-characterization.

No change in my post’s meaning however.

This is exactly the wrong thing to do right now. We are already spending money we do not have.

America needs to build up our supply of American jobs, for Americans.

Neither party is doing one single thing, to build up America’s jobs.

Bring back American jobs.

Now.


23 posted on 01/28/2014 6:56:15 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network ( http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2013)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I wonder how well this will go over with the general public watching the speech. Thankfully, I will be working late tonite and won’t be watching. But I am not amused at finding this out.


24 posted on 01/28/2014 7:03:25 AM PST by midnightcat
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To: SoFloFreeper

I frankly don’t believe that there are ANY Federal Contractors making minimum wage.

D.C. is so danged expensive you likely can’t hire someone who can spell “cat” or add 2+1 for ten bucks an hour.


25 posted on 01/28/2014 7:22:02 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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