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The Democratic Party Adopts $15/hour Minimum Wage into National Platform
U.S. Uncut ^
Posted on 08/29/2015 10:09:00 PM PDT by TigerClaws
The Democratic Party on Friday adopted a call to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr as part of their established party platform heading into the 2016 election season. The move further polarizes the progressive wing of the party by moving them further to the left of both the Republican Party, and corporate centrist Democrats such as Hillary Clinton.
In response to the Democratic Partys vote, Terrence Wise, a Kansas City, Mo. McDonalds and Burger King Worker and member of the National Organizing Committee of the Fight for $15, issued the following statement.
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To: TigerClaws
If $ 15.00 per hour will help these souls imagine how $65 per hour will vastly improve their lives.
Also, throw one unicorn ride per week
To: TigerClaws
Killing small business for their big business buddies.
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posted on
08/30/2015 4:45:44 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: TigerClaws
Jeez, and IT professionals will get $150/hour.
Coming soon to a town near you -- 100% youth unemployment!!!
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posted on
08/30/2015 5:38:24 AM PDT
by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: ExCTCitizen
Yeah. By the Democrat Party. Obama’s version of Hitler’s Youth.
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posted on
08/30/2015 5:48:39 AM PDT
by
sport
To: TigerClaws
I expect Trump will outbid them and make it $20 an hour
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posted on
08/30/2015 6:11:35 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Cruz is for real, 100%)
To: TigerClaws
You can have $15 per hour minimum wage or 30 million illegals and their children depressing wages - but not both.
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posted on
08/30/2015 6:12:09 AM PDT
by
tbw2
To: TigerClaws
Why stop at $15/hr. Make it $25, $30, or $50 would be better. Think how many loafs of bread you could afford. Oh, wait, it’d be the same with inflation.
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posted on
08/30/2015 6:37:21 AM PDT
by
bgill
( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: joshua c
I repair them. Not voting rat. While sales would likely go up with rats in charge the honest fact is sales are going up anyways. That and i just cant force myself to vote for a rat.
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posted on
08/30/2015 6:47:36 AM PDT
by
cableguymn
(We need a redneck in the white house....)
To: The Free Engineer
“Or to put it another way, Democrats want to make it illegal for you to take a job for less then $15 per hour.”
I am self employed, doing business startups. I figure I’m making maybe $4 / hr now, (though the upside could be huge). Should I fire myself?
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posted on
08/30/2015 9:32:52 AM PDT
by
DaxtonBrown
(http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
To: Darteaus94025
The party that refused to say God at the last convection.
To: kik5150
Nothing will stop those insane Commies from doubling down on STUPIDITY, thinking they’ll finally get it to work “this time” !
To: ctdonath2
“Total income around $12/hr earned + welfare = about $38/hr earned alone.
At $15/hr, welfare starts cutting off and total income starts dropping.
At $18/hr, welfare evaporates and total income plummets 1/3rd.”
Seattle is already having a wake up call, and they are at “only” $11 per hour now, on their way to $15.
Minimum wage employees are requesting fewer hours because their government bennies are being compromised.
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posted on
08/30/2015 11:46:12 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(Crazy, wacko bird hobbit, and proud of it!)
To: TigerClaws; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...
We are so screwed.
Combined PING! and DANG!
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posted on
09/01/2015 7:39:56 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Democrats and GOP-e: a difference of degree, not philosophy)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
WHEW the BIG BRIBE is On The TABLE!!!!
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posted on
09/01/2015 7:43:16 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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