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Biden calls for immediate $13 minimum wage increase for frontline workers
NBC "News" / Comcast ^ | April 4, 2020 | by Marianna Sotomayor

Posted on 05/05/2020 5:40:28 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Joe Biden Monday called for an immediate $13 minimum wage increase for essential workers and criticized President Trump for viewing these front-liners as “disposable” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking at a virtual town hall with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the apparent Democratic nominee proposed giving employees required to work through the public health crisis - many of whom are minorities and are working in a “war zone” - a $13 minimum wage increase on top of their current salaries to ensure that they can sustain their families, especially if they were to get sick on the job.

Biden already supports a $15 minimum wage for federal workers, but is calling for this extra amount just for essential employees working in virus hotspots like meatpacking plants and hospitals while the crisis continues. He said that Congress is considering adding a policy like his latest proposal in the new CARES Act.

He stressed the need for essential employees to receive better pay, free coronavirus treatment regardless of their immigration status or health insurance, and paid sick leave during the outbreak.

“We can afford to do that,” Biden said.

Pre-empting the availability of a vaccine, Biden said the country must prepare now to ensure that all vaccines are free and accessible to everyone.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; election2020; minimumwage; pandemic
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Typical Democrat - see a problem, spend other people’s money.


21 posted on 05/05/2020 6:26:50 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why not, comrade Hidalgo in Houston was paying some people $2500 a day for over a month with zero patients in her popup hospital near to the football stadium.


22 posted on 05/05/2020 6:27:14 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- “First thing I’d do is repeal those Trump tax cuts.” (May 4th, 2019))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Since ‘we are all in this together’ start with an immediate 25% paycut for all politicians.


23 posted on 05/05/2020 6:29:01 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- “First thing I’d do is repeal those Trump tax cuts.” (May 4th, 2019))
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To: V_TWIN

The same ‘math’ that showed Bloomberg “could’ve given” every American voter $1million with what he spent on his campaign


24 posted on 05/05/2020 6:30:46 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- “First thing I’d do is repeal those Trump tax cuts.” (May 4th, 2019))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And you aren't Creepy Joe Biden. And never will be.

25 posted on 05/05/2020 6:36:40 AM PDT by McGruff (Biden's still Hidin)
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To: Oldexpat
it’s happening in the free market now. Bonus’s and pay raises. No need for law.

That's it in a nutshell.

26 posted on 05/05/2020 6:38:26 AM PDT by onona (I'm sure there's more)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Federal civilian employees should ONLY make $4.25/hr which is at least double what they are worth based on quality of work.


27 posted on 05/05/2020 6:39:43 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Is today “Make Wild Unsubstantiated Claims Day”?

To democrats, everyday is make wild unsubstantiated claims day.


28 posted on 05/05/2020 6:42:13 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
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To: b4me

“supermarket workers and health etc workers are able to be doing their jobs at this time”

We “nonessentials” actually are also heroes. If we didn’t buy stuff and get sick and injured, they’d be out of jobs.


29 posted on 05/05/2020 6:54:16 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: econjack

> but when did the Laws of Supply and Demand get recinded?

They were temporarily placed in abeyance by printing a shite load of money.


30 posted on 05/05/2020 6:56:58 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: V_TWIN

“We can afford to do that,” Biden said.

Show me the math old man”

His answer:

“Uh, one plus I pooped my Depends.”


31 posted on 05/05/2020 7:03:00 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
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To: SteveH

Indeed one of the few tools the dead party has left new cell phones to ensue.
Next the free stuff bus stops at every house daily.


32 posted on 05/05/2020 8:01:46 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: SteveH

This sounds like the Bill Romney was talking about although his was 12.95.


33 posted on 05/05/2020 8:20:03 AM PDT by funfan
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To: glorgau

Yeah, that worked well in post-WWI Germany and more recently in Venezuela. Will they ever learn?


34 posted on 05/05/2020 8:45:51 AM PDT by econjack
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To: b4me
At this point the heroes are those of us putting up with out income for 2 months or so and resisting running out doing real harm to those restricing us from our rights to get back to our work and provide for ourselves.

Best post of the day...

35 posted on 05/05/2020 8:59:06 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: econjack
Damn! I have a Ph.D. in economics and try to stay up with things, but when did the Laws of Supply and Demand get recinded?

It only happened in the Bizzaro Democrat universe when they collectively stuck their heads up their big black holes and had their brains sucked out!

36 posted on 05/05/2020 9:21:10 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: econjack
Damn! I have a Ph.D. in economics and try to stay up with things, but when did the Laws of Supply and Demand get rescinded?

When money started growing on trees.

37 posted on 05/05/2020 9:22:17 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No problem, let him and his I WANT TO PAY MORE TAXES supporters Pay for it out of their own pockets LOL!!!


38 posted on 05/05/2020 9:36:47 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Biden calls for immediate $13 minimum wage increase for frontline workers”

a piecemeal vote-buying scheme like this is hardly a “plan”, really nothing more than a paragraph out of the old Dem minimum-wage playbook ... though interesting that biden is dipping only one foot into the federal minimum wage swamp ... also, i wonder if he rally meant $15 but gaffed on $13, because $15 is the magic number for his kommie komrads, and it seems like JUST $13 for JUST “frontline” workers, whatever those are, would just PO EVERYBODY off, with kommies being unhappy with minimum wage lite, while conservatives would be unhappy with any increase at all ...


39 posted on 05/05/2020 11:07:47 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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