Posted on 07/27/2016 11:29:41 AM PDT by Kevin C
Donald Trump said Tuesday he would support raising the federal minimum wage to $10 an hour, a departure from his previous assertion that wages are "too high."
The Republican presidential nominee was pressed to provide a specific number by Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly, who said, "there has to be a federal minimum wage."
Trump initially dismissed that suggestion.
"There doesn't have to be," Trump said. "I would leave it and raise it somewhat. You need to help people. I know it's not very Republican to say."
"Ten bucks?" O'Reilly asked.
"I would say 10. I would say 10," Trump agreed. "But with the understanding that somebody like me is going to bring back jobs. I don't want people to be in that $10 category for very long. But the thing is, Bill, let the states make the deal."
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I am CNN told everyone that Bernie was for $15 per hour minimum wage.....all the while paying his staffers $12ph, right?
Ten dollars probably would not kill the economy. But there would be a whole lot fewer jobs for illegal immigrants, so we would need to tighten up on immigration.
Trump is very perceptive and correct here. The cost of living varies so much from State to State that the Fed should not be setting one-size-fits-all minimum wages. If you are going to have a minimum wage it should be set by the state.
Breaking News? Come on.
He was just saying 10 was a reasonable rate. But he is still for letting states make the call. Things said in interviews must be viewed in context.
If $10, why not $15? What is to stop from $20 or $100?
The only fair minimum wage is $0.00 per hour.
I agree. The Feds have no place in this issue. It should be up to the states to set wherever they want or even eliminate minimum wage,
Congress should not be setting ANY minimum wage. It has zero Constitutional authority to do such a thing.
The government has no constitutional authority to set the wages paid to employees by a private business owner.
Bad answer. The minimum wage is whatever wage level that is needed to attract and retain workers with the needed skills to do the job. That varies among occupations and geographical regions. Why couldn’t Trump say that?
You can’t support the federal minimum wage being increased and then say the states can decide for themselves.
$10 takes the issue off the table. Good move.
Then why is he saying the federal minimum wage should be $10? That takes the matter out of the hands of the states and sets a floor that they have to meet. They could go higher, but not lower.
He was just saying 10 was a reasonable rate. But he is still for letting states make the call. Things said in interviews must be viewed in context.
Thank you, Genoa.
That’s how I heard it, too.
1) Because Trump likes a little socialism here and there.
2) He's pandering to the Berners. Since Bernie is a flat-out Marxist, as are his supporters, there's little else anyone can do to reach them.
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