Increase the Federal Minimum Wage Already ...Mercy!!!!
The House passed a two step increase to the federal minimum wage and sent the bill to the Senate where it is stalled because Republican Senators want to add tax benefits for the rich onto it extracting a price on the legislature that is distasteful to many other Americans.It has been 10 years since the people at the minimum wage level have received a wage increase. Purchasing power of $5.15 has been really diminished since then.
We all know that the increase approved by the House is a half measure anyway because to obtain the minimum wage purchasing power of the 1960's the wage would have to be doubled immediately from $5.15 to at least $10.00. The House approved wage falls short of that by more than $2.00.
I try to refrain from calling people names. It usually is obvious what kind of person someone is by their actions. Those that are holding up the increase in the Senate know who you are and what you are. You probable know what others think about you and it is not pretty.
I am surprised that peaceful marches in Washington, D. C. are not called for by union organizations, religious organizations, veterans organizations, and others to demonstrate that raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do right away.
Someone should ask the President why he does not want to increase the minimum wage and if he blames congress for not putting a bill on his desk ask him why he has not pushed members of his own party who are stalling the increase to just do it.
It is unfair to keep someone's wages down for ten years and these people are those that need an increase the most. Talk about kicking someone when they are down. These people have been kicked already for ten years and it has to stop. It has gone beyond doing the right thing...It has gone to mercy...Have mercy on these people. Don't you have any mercy in your soul?
posted by God Bless America - Bob @ 1:36 PM
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