Comments on: 94-3, Minimum Wage Bill Passes Senate

By: ibc

ibc — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:05:35 +0000

…counterbalance the unemployment rate increase that ALWAYS occurs every time the minimum wage is increased…

ALL CAPS does not an argument make: “A 2003 survey by Dan Fuller and Doris Geide-Stevenson reports that 46% of academic economists in the US fully agreed with the statement, “a minimum wage increases unemployment among young and unskilled workers”, 28% agreed with a proviso, and 27% disagreed.”

(http://www.indiana.edu/~econed/pdffiles/fall03/fuller.pdf)

Except for American Samoa of course.

More moderation. This was pretty funny when a swarm of wingnuts were brought this up on a WaPo live-chat with Jonathan Wiesmann. He essentially gave them a swirly-whirly and sent them on their way.

Only liberals have problems when the public isnÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t getting enough money taken at gun point to run massive, bloated, ineffective government programs.

Pretty laughable framing from someone who seeks to be considered a “moderate.”

By: Brian in MA

Brian in MA — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:16:24 +0000

RE Tax cut: Gotta find some way to counterbalance the unemployment rate increase that ALWAYS occurs every time the minimum wage is increased, targeted especially among the poor, unskilled, and minority workers of America. The minimum wage reality is that it hurts those the minimum wage rhetoric says it helps. Who benefits? Unions which give the Democrats 99% support, their pay is based on a minimum wage multiplier.

Except for American Samoa of course. Wouldn’t want companies based in Pelosi’s district negatively influenced by this “boon” for the poor.

Oh and last I checked, reducing taxes was generally a “moderate” principle. Only liberals have problems when the public isn’t getting enough money taken at gun point to run massive, bloated, ineffective government programs.

By: Blue Steel

Blue Steel — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:42:14 +0000

It passed, but not before Republicans tied a tax cut to it, albeit a small business tax cut.

By: Jimmy the Dhimmi

Jimmy the Dhimmi — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:33:52 +0000

Huzzah! Less than 1.5% of all workers in the United states (60% of whom are teenagers or young adults) finally get a 2$ hourly pay raise. Thats an extra dime-bag of pot every week for the nations fast-food-chain working youth.

Thank you Congress for avoiding one of the worst economic crises since the Soho heroin panic of 1973.

By: bob in fl

bob in fl — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:28:28 +0000

…and another question is, where were all these YES voting Republicans over the past 6 years? Perhaps they were secure that their base would keep them in office in spite of abandoning the poor? Their base would have been better off if they had passed one of the earlier versions. How many of the Republicans who blocked it from coming up for a floor vote finally voted for it in the end? These are obviously politicians who vote for their own interests first. Voters on both sides of the aisle should make sure they are lame duck Senators.

By: Jim S

Jim S — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:16:21 +0000

And the other question is who were the two who didn’t vote?