[TexasFreeper2009]

you know... like most of you I think that raising the minimum wage will increase inflation and increase unemployment while eliminating lower wage jobs and will speed up the transition from low wage jobs for people to machines.

BUT.

The polls show the vast majority of US citizens want to raise the minimum wage.

If the job of our representatives in government is to represent our views, shouldn't they support policies “such as this” that the vast majority want, if if we personally disagree with them?

[what's up]

We have a Republic, not a democracy.

If our reps acted purely on the whims of the majority all would be confusion and masses of bad legislation would be the result.

[Reddon]

When a nation’s average intelligence, education, and work ethic sinks to a level where people are no longer capable of making decisions that are in their best long term interests, then the one-person one-vote thing doesn’t work any more. I think we are getting to that point. And I have no idea what to do about it.

[Fledermaus]

Site the polls AND the questions.

Most Americans know minimum wage is an entry level wage for the unskilled and part time and only about 4% of ALL wage earners make the minimum.