Pic Of The Moment: New Poll: Public Strongly Supports Minimum Wage Increase

[EarlG]

Republicans Reeling as Support For Raising The Minimum Wage Surges to 76%

House Republicans Unanimously Vote Down Minimum Wage Increase

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[Xipe Totec]

1. I think the minimum wage should be tied to the maximum wage

Say the minimum wage should never be less than $10 or 0.1% of the salary plus compensations for the highest paid employee in the company, whichever is greater.

So that if the CEO earns 50 million, the lowest paid employee earns $50K. That seems quite fair to me.

[arcane1]

8. I read here a few days ago that Sweden(?) is doing something like that.

As I recall, the CEO can't make more in a month than the lowest-paid employee makes in a year.

[tclambert]

21. I think Switzerland. They want to link minimum and maximum pay at a 1:12 ratio.

The highest salary in a given company could not exceed 12 times the lowest salary.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023917886

http://www.thelocal.ch/20131024/swiss-backing-rises-for-reduced-exec-pay

[BlueMTexpat]

30. One canton has actually adopted a minimum wage of

CHF 20/hr to begin in 2015, although the proposal still has to be approved by the cantonal parliament.

http://www.thelocal.ch/20131111/neuchatel-set-for-first-swiss-minimum-wage

The Swiss will also be voting at a national level for a minimum wage of CHF 4000/mo.

FYI: 1 CHF >1 USD right now.

[DirkGently]

11. I've often thought that.

At least a tax incentive or something. Not just workers, but even companies and shareholders suffer when there are incentives for a CEO to make $XXX-kazillion by, say, taking outrageous risks knowing taxpayers will bail them out if things get too ugly.

[dotymed]

24. Shareholders, people who usually do no physical work,

dividends are taxed at a lower rate than labor. This is totally ridiculous and obviously (short term) is designed to get more people involved in wall st. , so that they will agree that dividends should be taxed lower.

Working for your money is so passé.

[onehandle]

2. And this isn't proof that the GOP works for the 1% and nobody else?

Deport Congress.

[geardaddy]

3. Here's the Minnesota push by the locals here.

Last edited Tue Nov 12, 2013, 04:36 PM - Edit history (1)

on edit: Doesn't go far enough!

[dotymed]

25. A one-earner family, w/kids

cannot support a family on that wage. There was a $10 an hour proposal, the same goes there.
Medical, food, gas, school even for "free public schools", rent, mortgage, insurance....all of these (according to government) not affected by inflation ..ha

Our economic model should be closer to Sweden's.
Our population is bigger but I do not see how that would affect the 12:1 ratio.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

4. But of the 76%, none had the last name "Koch"

So you'll get nothing and LIKE IT!!

[PrestonLocke]

5. Hey, they were just supporting what their constituents wanted...

[LAGC]

22. I've never understood that.

How so many people can vote against their own economic self-interest.

That's some strong Tea those folks are drinking...

[dotymed]

26. Publicly financed elections

and voting reform would change that, IMO.

[SoapBox]

6. K & R

[ReRe]

7. K&R

Except that's way not enough. I say it should be $22/hr across the board minimum-wage And every time the cost of living goes up, the wages goes up. Yes, I am a liberal. We have gone backwards long enough.
I say we put it in forward and get on down the road to peace and prosperity!

[easychoice]

9. you are right on target

And hows about some insurance and other bennies?Like sick leave and vacation.These guys really make me angry with their destitution wages.Nine bucks an hour after taxes doesn't look so good.

[ReRe]

13. Agreed. $9/hour is slave wages!

Anyone, I repeat, anyone who disagrees with that statement has never been head of household in their life in this country!

[allGoodThings]

12. Absolutely - along with a guaranteed income for all. n/t

[BlancheSplanchnik]

15. absolutely.

And tie it to CEO pay, as suggested upthread.

[geardaddy]

17. Yes!

[dotymed]

27. Automatic COLA'S

with a much higher wage, are good enough for congress....

Union representation should be available for all. Being represented w/out having to pay the measly (about $25 monthly) that is being enforced in "right to work states" is meant to financially ruin Unions and it is working.

[Major Hogwash]

10. When was the last time the minimum wage was raised?

Congress should raise the federal income taxes on wealthy people, and the corporate tax rate that corporations pay in this country, as well.
And raise the capital gains taxes, and the inheritance tax, too.

[ReRe]

14. When was the last time???

I think back before Teddy passed away?

[DeadEyeDyck]

19. is minimum wage regulated by federal or state?

Since it is different in each state, I just assumed is was a state issue.

[Major Hogwash]

23. Both! All of the states have to pay the federal minimum wage, but states can also set it higher.

Not lower, but higher.

[dotymed]

28. +100000 and I bet the constituents (except the wealthy)

would readily accept his.

[Bill USA]

16. But will this get the same attention from Corp/GOP tv as Cutting Debt by cutting Gov? ONE GUESS!!

recommended!

[nyquil_man]

18. In how many states can we put this on the ballot? nt

[MADem]

20. This slide would make a great campaign ad in Congressional races.

Do three warning beeps, have an announcer come on and say "Please read what is on your television screen" and then, in dire tone, say "...and EVERY REPUBLICAN voted NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...." followed by a perky:

Vote for (fill in name of Democratic candidate)...for a living wage for all Americans.

[Enthusiast]

29. Republicans know better than the American people.

NOT!

[ReRe]

31. That irks me...

... when John Boehner or any Republican gets up and speaks, as if they speak for all of the "A-Mer-ican" People. They do NOT represent the American People. They represent 1% of the American People.

[Enthusiast]

34. But they always say it. And always with a bit of arrogance. nt

[ReRe]

35. Look it....

... if a person lies as long as they have, they begin to believe their own lies. They really can't differentiate between reality and the lies they tell. They have totally lost it, and if there's a Hell, they are going there. Either there or to purgatory, if they truly are mentally deranged. We may need to pass a law that every person who runs for office has to take a pass/fail Rorschach test. It's not political anymore... it's psycholigical.

[Wilms]

32. ^

[Towlie]

33. In short: The Representatives are not representative.