Republicans in several states are lowering the minimum wage - yes, you read that right

[workinclasszero]

Republicans in several states are lowering the minimum wage — yes, you read that right
With the political world focused on the health care battle, Republicans in at least four states seek to cut wages
MATTHEW SHEFFIELD SUNDAY, JUL 9, 2017 05:00 AM CDT

While journalists and political junkies are focused on the latest implosion of the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare and gut Medicaid, conservatives in several states have been working to decrease the minimum wage that businesses can pay to their workers.

In Missouri, Republicans just passed a law overturning a local measure passed by the city of St. Louis that had raised the minimum wage to $10 per hour.

The new law will prohibit counties and cities within Missouri from creating their own minimum wage laws. It will also roll back the St. Louis minimum hourly wage to the statewide floor of $7.70.

http://www.salon.com/2017/07/09/republicans-in-several-states-are-lowering-the-minimum-wage-yes-you-read-that-right/

[maveric]

1. Just part of the Thinning of the Herd rupug policies.

I seriously believe that is their agenda.

[workinclasszero]

5. I agree

The republicans hate 99% of the citizens of this country, even the idiot deplorable teabaggers are going to be attacked by the American ISIS/Republican party.

[Chasstev365]

2. Keep voting Republican, dumbasses!

[workinclasszero]

6. But..but...

god Emperor Dumpf promised he was on the side of the workers!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Minneapolis just raised its minimum wage to $15

and I'm sure the GOPers in the legislature will do what they can to keep it from going into effect. They have managed to block local ordinances prohibiting stores from using plastic bags, because their much-loved local control is bad if it inconveniences businesses. Local control is good only when small-town school boards are permitted to ban books and to avoid having to stop gay kids from being bullied.

[Catmusicfan]

4. WTF!!!!!!