Hillary Clinton is doing something awesome

POSTED BY: fredgiblet
UPDATED: Friday, May 19, 2006 17:22
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SASSALICIOUS

Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:25 PM

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Originally posted by Geezer:
Actually, it wouldn't be that different from now. Since 1992, congressional pay has gone up a bit over 20% and the minimum wage has gone up 17.5%.

I note that in the bill, she plans to increase minimum wage to $7.25 from the current $5.15 in two years, regardless of congressional raises. That's a 29% increase. So she doesn't expect the congressional raises, which work out to about 2.5% a year when they don't decline them(about half the time over the last 10 yrs.), to be a major factor.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

$7.25 still isn't a living wage in most cities in America.

FREDGIBLET

Thursday, May 11, 2006 11:12 PM

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Originally posted by Hero:
I note for the record that the biggest impediment to wages is not Congress's refusal to artificially inflate the minimum wage, but is instead illegal immigration. Illegals undercut wages in a number of key sectors and in doing so undemine wages across the board. They also provide much needed labor which, by artificially inflating supply decreases demand and thus the amount employers are willing to pay also decreases.

Actually the biggest impediment IMHO is the lack of interest by major corporations show in their employees, but immigration would probably be pretty close second.

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Hillary is just using this issue to grandstand. I note she has no real solutions, just some symbolic fodder...

Absolutely right, I just hope the Dem's don't nominate her. I consider myself a Democrat (with Libertarian leanings), but I won't vote for Hillary.

RIVER6213

Friday, May 12, 2006 7:00 AM

If Hillary Clinton makes a bid for the Presidency, I will vote for her and then jump out of the way.

River

LANCER

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:42 PM

well, with higher minimum wage means higher taxes will fallow. anyways off of that, minimum wage should be abolished! it would definatly make the econ run better.

if Hillary runs for Presidency i will vote almost any decent person running against her. Hillary would mean higher taxes for all, and would pretty much distory any sligh chance for fairtax with her socialism idea's.

Well, here I am

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Friday, May 19, 2006 5:22 PM

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Originally posted by Lancer:
well, with higher minimum wage means higher taxes will fallow. anyways off of that, minimum wage should be abolished! it would definatly make the econ run better.

if Hillary runs for Presidency i will vote almost any decent person running against her. Hillary would mean higher taxes for all, and would pretty much distory any sligh chance for fairtax with her socialism idea's.

Well, here I am

I was going to say that even though I am a Democrat, I wouldn't be voting for Hilary.....but now I might have to.

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