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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBernie Sanders Exposes The Republican Goal of Abolishing The Minimum Wage
Bernie Sanders Exposes The Republican Goal of Abolishing The Minimum Wage
By: Jason Easley
Sen. Bernie Sanders is talking about something that few other politicians will mention. Republicans arent just opposed to the minimum wage. They want to abolish it.
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Bernie Sanders was speaking from experience. In June, during a committee hearing, he got Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN) to admit that he supports abolishing the minimum wage. This isnt some theoretical Republican fantasy discussion centered around the great what if of abolishing the minimum wage. Republicans in power want to abolish the minimum wage. It is part of their goals and agenda. Earlier this year, Forbes ran an article from the Ayn Rand Center titled, To Protect The Defenseless, We Must Abolish The Minimum Wage.
The basic Republican argument against the minimum wage is the same as their argument against unemployment benefits. The minimum wage creates an entitled class of freeloaders that want to be paid more than what they are really worth. It is the standard makers and takers argument that Republicans use to defend their positions on everything from cutting food stamps to denying children healthcare.
The problem is that the Republican argument is based on ideology. Studies have repeatedly found that raising the minimum wage doesnt negatively impact job growth. In June, President Obama called for the minimum wage to be increased to a living wage.
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By: Jason Easley
Sen. Bernie Sanders is talking about something that few other politicians will mention. Republicans arent just opposed to the minimum wage. They want to abolish it.
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ED SCHULTZ: Senator, do you believe, of course, the Republicans have not helped out on any jobs package whatsoever theyre stuck in the mud. They dont want to work with the Democrats or help this president on a jobs bill in any way, shame or form. Do you think the Republicans want higher unemployment so people will be so desperate, they will go to the corporations and work for $7.25 an hour and have no voice and no push and no union to stick up for them whatsoever? Do you think the Republicans, do you think that this is a conservative utopia? That they like everything the way it is right now?
SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: Let me take it a step further and this will shock you and your viewers.This is the truth. The fact of the matter is that there are many many Republicans in Congress right now, perhaps a majority, who not only are opposed to raising the minimum wage. They want to abolish the minimum wage. Thats the truth. In a city like Detroit, remember, 40% of the black kids in this country are facing unemployment. 20% of the young people in this country facing unemployment. 14% of the American people unemployed. They believe that if they can hire, if an employer can hire a worker at $3 and $4 an hour thats fine. Thats freedom. Get government out of the business of regulating a minimum wage. What I happen to believe is very, very different.
SCHULTZ: Go ahead.
SANDERS:Its just that if were going to grow the middle class, we have to create decent paying jobs. One way to do that is to raise the minimum wage to at least $10 an hour which is what the American people want.
Bernie Sanders was speaking from experience. In June, during a committee hearing, he got Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN) to admit that he supports abolishing the minimum wage. This isnt some theoretical Republican fantasy discussion centered around the great what if of abolishing the minimum wage. Republicans in power want to abolish the minimum wage. It is part of their goals and agenda. Earlier this year, Forbes ran an article from the Ayn Rand Center titled, To Protect The Defenseless, We Must Abolish The Minimum Wage.
The basic Republican argument against the minimum wage is the same as their argument against unemployment benefits. The minimum wage creates an entitled class of freeloaders that want to be paid more than what they are really worth. It is the standard makers and takers argument that Republicans use to defend their positions on everything from cutting food stamps to denying children healthcare.
The problem is that the Republican argument is based on ideology. Studies have repeatedly found that raising the minimum wage doesnt negatively impact job growth. In June, President Obama called for the minimum wage to be increased to a living wage.
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http://www.politicususa.com/2013/08/04/bernie-sanders-exposes-republican-goal-abolishing-minimum-wage.html
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Bernie Sanders Exposes The Republican Goal of Abolishing The Minimum Wage (Original Post)
ProSense
Aug 2013
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. Seems like they want to abolish all wages.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)2. Republicans want to abolish the government. n/t
JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)3. Needs to posted, written, spoken
Over and over and over again. This is the TRUE enemy within - this faction that wants to drive the US to a developing country's economic system. A land of even FEWER haves and a greatly expanded number of have nots.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)5. Yup. n/t
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)4. K & R
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)6. Rand paul mentioned this when he ran for the Senate and won easily. SMH!
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)7. Congress members should get paid what they individually
vote for the minimum wage. All minimum wage workers work harder than any member of Congress.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)8. I'll second that!
Wednesdays
(17,249 posts)9. K&R
ProSense
(116,464 posts)10. Kick! n/t