Posted on 11/11/2015 10:22:08 AM PST by NKP_Vet
Conservative presidential candidate Ben Carson says the $7.25 federal minimum wage should be raised.
âI think, probably, it should be higher than now,â Carson told CNBCâs John Harwood in an interview Friday.
Carson added that government assistance often provides more than the minimum wage in several states, allowing people to ignore the long-term benefits of a job.
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Good man; just another policy difference I have with him.
Stopped reading at “Conservative”.
Wage controls, gun control, amnesty = big government RINO. No thanks.
Almost as EEO stupid as the Kenyan.
Unelectable Ben. Unnngh.
Supporting an increase in the minimum wage isn’t the same as supporting an increase of roughly 100%. Isn’t that what he was specifically asked about last night? Perhaps I don’t remember it correctly
For the record, he’s not my candidate and I oppose the minimum wage altogether, but
Yeah, Carson has flip flopped now and again. No doubt. Still not nearly as much as Trump has. Heck Trump was a Democrat for 8 of 10 years between 2000-2010. Trump has “evolved” on so many issues it is impossible to keep track of - INCLUDING immigration. In 2012 “the Donald” said Romney was too tough on the issue of illegal immigration for simply wanting to enforce eVerify. Even as of a few months ago Trump thinks socialized medicine works great in Canada and just terrific in Scotland.
If you want a real conservative, one grounded in conservative ideology - then Ted Cruz is the guy. As a politician he’s no doubt changed his position here and there, but for the most part you can count on Cruz to be a conservative on nearly every issue. With Cruz as president you will never have to worry about liberal administrative appointments, liberal nominees, liberal regulatory schemes, etc.
I think, probably, it should be higher than now”
...he never says anything with conviction. “I think maybe”, “I think probably”, “perhaps”...
For some strange reason, Carson's offering his thoughts on conservative issues reminded me of this scene.
Carson’s explanation of why he opposes a minimum wage hike convinces me he understands (now) why it’s a bad idea. The ability to learn and change his positions doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
If we double the minimum wage, will we also double the amount of social security paid to the retire persons? With a higher minimum wage prices will increase, so we need to protect the most vulnerable members of our country.
This is the way I see it too. A good man, brilliant even - but not grounded in conservative ideology. This is why he tends to answer some questions badly the first time around and has to go back and clean up what he said. He is a traditional, conservative guy - but he just hasn't thought out enough of these issues and I don't really think what we need right now is a conservative-in-training in the White House.
Saying all that, he is doing much better than I would have thought. I find his debate performances kinda dull, but for a political novice? I doubt 99% of us could sit on a debate stage like that with no experience and do as well as Carson.
Impressive man, but I'll stick with Cruz.
I'd like to see trump as the head of the EPA. “Your fired” fits nice in that lawless leviathan of a bureaucratic labyrinth.
No, Ben, unconstitutional and economically destructive federal minimum wage needs to be REPEALED completely.
Carson has one type supporting him. White guilt ‘conservatives’ willing to find any excuse to avoid principled governance or governors.
Any lib in a storm. His race makes it a twofer.
I like Carson, just not as President. But do we really want to get serious about a "conservative" that is "learning" some basic tenants and economics of conservative principles? I understood why the minimum wage was a bad thing back in highschool as I worked for $3.75/hour.
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