So you’re with Obama on this?
My point is neither party gives a damn about the average American. With the export of jobs, and the import of cheap labor to do the jobs that can't be exported, both parties are screwing us. Normally I don't think we need a minimum wage. If we got rid of illegals, and reduced legal immigration, the labor market would dictate a wage of more than $10 hr. And in a normal market, if you don't pay someone enough to survive, nobody will work for you. But now you don't need to earn enough to live on, because you can get food stamps, Medicaid, Section 8, Earned Income Tax Credit, etc. Of course the Chamber of Commerce types love that too, so don't expect any of it to change. So, since we aren't in a normal labor market I'm not against some kind of minimum wage.