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Cruz sees the minimum wage as ‘bad policy’
MSNBC ^
| 4/19/16
| Steve Benen
Posted on 04/19/2016 12:10:14 PM PDT by markomalley
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have had some bitter arguments in recent months over the minimum wage, but the two arent that far apart. The Vermont senator supports an increase to $15 an hour, while the former Secretary of State support an increase to $12, though if Congress sent her a bill raising the minimum to $15, Clinton has said shed gladly sign it.
For the two Democratic candidates, increasing the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 is a no-brainer. The question isnt whether to approve an increase, but rather, how much and how quickly.
And then theres the other side of the aisle. Congressional Republicans continue to insist there will be no increase so long as the GOP is in the majority, and on the presidential campaign trail, Republican candidates continue to not only oppose an increase, but to oppose the very existence of the minimum wage. Politico reported the other day:
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To: RayChuang88
I see automated check-out lines all over the place. A few years ago, I seldom saw any.
In the intervening years, we’ve had lots of pressure on Walmart to raise wages, lots of talk about paying a “living wage,” and lots of talk of raising the minimum wage.
Retailers all over are preparing to phase out many low paying jobs. They are doing this because of the political pressure to raise wages.
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04/19/2016 1:17:06 PM PDT
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ChessExpert
(It is not compassion when you use government to give other people's money away.)
To: ChessExpert
I was in a grocery store the other night. I worked there as a kid in the 80’s. At the time they could typically staff enough cashiers to open most of the front checkouts, and enough baggers to keep up with most of them. As well as some clerks to straighten the shelves.
The other night there were two registers open, no baggers.
Counting the office, meat counter and deli, there could not have been ten employees in the whole place, tops.
To: Jewbacca
Yep. The minimum wage is actually denying jobs to people who are willing to work for less. After all, if nobody was willing to work for less, employers would need to voluntarily pay more to find workers.
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04/19/2016 3:37:53 PM PDT
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Kellis91789
(We hope for a bloodless revolution, but revolution is still the goal.)
To: ChessExpert
Already, Walmart has started to increase the number of self-checkout counters even in the Sacramento, CA area. We could see Walmart stores with mostly self-checkout stands within five years at the rate things are going.
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04/19/2016 3:48:27 PM PDT
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RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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