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Fri Apr-21-06 04:08 PM
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Adjusted for inflation, the federal minimum wage has fallen 42% since its peak in 1968.
If the hourly $5.15 minimum wage had risen at the same rate as CEO compensation since 1990, it would now stand at $23.03
(Mother Jones May/June 2006: page 24-25)
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| skooooo
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Fri Apr-21-06 04:13 PM
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| 1. Well, look at it this way... |
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$5.15 will now buy 1.71 gallons of gas! Whatta bargain.
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| BrklynLiberal
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Fri Apr-21-06 04:19 PM
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| 3. Or 1 cup of Starbucks coffee. |
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Fri Apr-21-06 04:18 PM
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| 2. That is a fact that the Democrats should be shouting from the rooftops. |
| Warpy
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Fri Apr-21-06 05:03 PM
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| 5. I keep saying that any Democrat who doesn't campaign on wages |
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is a fool. 87% of the people in this country think the minimum wage needs to rise--a lot. Removing the legal way for chepass employers to exploit illegal aliens and poor Americans alike will solve the former pretty quickly, as most employers would prefer workers they can talk to without an interpreter.
The wedge issue is WAGES. The GOP has nothing to counter it. Ignore the social bullshit. Talk about PAY. That's the way to win.
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