Democrats considering bill to lift minimum wage by 40 percent

Washington Examiner ^ | 11/7/2013 | SUSAN FERRECHIO

[markomalley]

Just what we need...to blow up each and every business' operating expenses. What a way to re-activate the US economy. /s

[103198]

The stupidity is truly stunning...

[Lurker]

Let’s just make it $1000.00 an hour and we will all be rich.

[MeshugeMikey]

out of the obamascam fire....into the FIRE

what a PLAN!!

does barry KNOW about this?

if you WANT TO KEEP your old hourly wage....you can Keep Your Old Hourly Wage

no wait.,... that doesnt work in this instance does it.

[ClearCase_guy]

I say double that again — we’re all working for the clampdown.

[thesearethetimes...]

Another nail in the economy’s coffin : /

[muir_redwoods]

Let’s make it $1000/hr and see what happens

[HereInTheHeartland]

It should be $100,000/year. And free houses and cars and food for all. And free Stanford tuition for all.

Why not?

[isthisnickcool]

Insane in the membrain

[Nik Naym]

Apparently Obamacare is taking too long to completely destroy the United States.

[dalereed]

Guaranteeing that all prices will go up at least 50%, the 40% wage increase looses ground!

[OrangeHoof]

This is all payback for their union buds who are unhappy with getting stuck with ObamaCare. Most of these union contracts call for their wage scale to be tied into the minimum wage so if that goes up $3/hr, so do all these union salaries. The increase will help them pay for the new ObamaCare insurance premiums but it is another huge body blow to the private sector. If it gets through both houses, expect more layoffs and more jobs NOT created.

[mrsmith]

I’m gonna write my conservative Representative to offer a minimum wage of 100 dollars an hour.

Honest, it puts the debate in the right context.

[Darteaus94025]

Are these politicians saying that significant inflation is occurring?

[rockrr]

Cool...I want a 40% increase. That would just about cover the effects of Øblowmecare

[M-cubed]

As they say in all communist country's... Ill pretend to work...as long as you pretend to pay me...../s

[Wife of D28Man]

Yes, indeedy: that’s the ticket - raise the minimum wage by 40%! Cloward and Piven must dancing in the street.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Well, we weren't going to hire anybody in the next year, anyway. :)

Big winners are dues-paying union employees (and the Democrats their dues sponsor) - many of whom would get an automatic raise equaling the amount of the minimum wage increase.

[RginTN]

Lefties putting the knife to the back of a struggling private sector.

Does any Democrat senator have experience owning a small business??? Making payroll is difficult these days.

[MeshugeMikey]

to be FAIR...we should leave these choices up to the Individual Employee??

sharing the wealth...can be difficult cant it

one “worker” may be comfortable with a mere 1K an hour while another may only require.....100 bucks per .

ths will be so emotionally,,.,,rewarding