Posted on 07/18/2019 11:48:07 AM PDT by conservative98
The House of Representatives approved the Raise the Wage Act Thursday, which would boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade.
In a 231-199 vote along party lines, the House passed the legislation that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the current rate of $7.25. In an even more drastic increase, the bill calls for having the same minimum wage for tipped workers, raising it from $2.13 an hour.
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But do they stare that it’s a crop fee and not going to the employee?
And who do you think the Democrats will sell us out to?
Of course the Clintonistas would at least sell us out ... many on the Left will backstab us for absolutely free.
Great! No more eating out. I will not be able to afford it. My salary is not based on minimum wage, so my buying power will plummet further. Of course, that is likely the goal of this after winning votes.
LET’S BRING BACK THE 5 CENT CANDY BAR
When politicians particularly members of today’s in name only democrat party started pushing for a higher minimum wage. The focus should have been on purchasing power of the lowest coin of the realm. Each time it was passed the price of an item like an individual candy bar and everything else increased. What began at 5 cents in the 1940’s steadily increased to what it is today. The result has always been since it began devaluing the purchasing power of the dollar.
If you believe that unemployment is at 3.4% then this will not effect employment in any significant way. Possibly it will be inflationary, possibly.
Classic poison pill. The intent is clear...it’s all about 2020. If the bill passes, the economy will be slowed down to the point that Trump loses. On the other hand, if it makes it to his desk and he refuses to sign it, same result. He loses the support of the working man and again, he loses the election. This is their calculation. Expect more of the same leading up to 2020.
Senate GOP doesn’t like tariffs, loves 300K new H-b visas and hates the minimum wage increase. Now this is the way to build a large populist working man’s/woman’s party!!!! /sarc
Have you ever wondered about the relationship between abortion on demand that has seen the death of millions of Americans and everyone of their potential children as well being missing (some victims could have been grandparents by now) and open borders?
It’s called a gratuity which assumingly (I’ve heard) goes to the employee.
Research shows that hiking the minimum wage to $15 would kill jobs and depress the economy at a time when it’s thriving for the American people. We are not going to be taking that up in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/SiyXGBDKkr— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) July 18, 2019
Perhaps we are going to realize that the true cost of a burger in a restaurant is too high for many (most?) people. In light of tips and subsidies (welfare). Maybe most restaurants will go away. But govt interferance by forcing a wage is just wrong.
It will not slow down the economy as it will be phased in over 6 years.
Th GOP is expert at driving fence sitters into the arms of Democrats.
Where is the delegated power given the federal to look after individual welfare?
Honoring the Constitution and throwing progressivism out would be a win.
Business killer. Good job serial. Panderer.
Nice.
Oh really? Most people can't even boil water correctly.
No, I simply will not be able to afford the higher costs. Perhaps the true cost of burgers is too high then.
Its just pathetic posturing by dims.
They know it wont pass senate, and some of the
Libs are probably quietly hoping it wont
They get to talk up their idiotic base about what
A great job they are doing, and avoid the disaster
That it would have created for people who
Would lose their jobs if their wage hike was enacted
Now they get to be pouty and outraged
What a bunch bs
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