Linda McMahon Won't Rule Out Lowering the Minimum Wage

[TomCADem]

Source: Politics Daily

Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate for Senate in Connecticut, suggested Thursday that lawmakers "ought to review" the federal minimum wage, but also admitted that she didn't know what the current pay rate is.

At a news conference in East Hartford, the pro wrestling mogul did not rule out lowering the minimum wage, saying Congress "should get input from our business community" to see if they can afford the current rate.

"What I think what we have to look at whenever we're talking about minimum wage increases is where is our economy is at this particular point, and how's that going to impact the businesses that are going to have to pay those wages?" McMahon said.

She continued: "The minimum wage now in our country, I think we've set that and a lot of people have benefited from it in our country, but I think we ought to review how much it ought to be, and whether or not we ought to have increases in the minimum wage."


Read more: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/30/linda-mcmahon-wont-rule-out-lowering-the-minimum-wage/

[valerief]

1. "Tax cuts for the rich, pay cuts for the poor!" The Republican platform. nt

[Jefferson23]

7. Yep, that's it in a nut shell. n/t

[PDJane]

2. Fine way to further damage the economy.

Bring UP the minimum wage, and people have more to spend. What the hell is wrong with these people?

[msongs]

3. repubs = tax cuts for rich, pay cuts for everyone else - in every dems ad ASAP. it's a great line nt

[Initech]

4. There's no such thing as "haves and have nots". It's the "I've got mine and fuck you" crowd at work.

[MadMaddie]

5. She admits she doesn't know what min wage is

so she hasn't even taken the time to analyze something that she is so supposedly passionate about. This leads us to draw the conclusion she is not in government to improve it for the citizens but to harm the citizens.

What a piece of work, her company leaches hard earned wages off of these very people that she wants to reduce wages for.

[3waygeek]

9. So we tell her it's $100,000 per year...

which she'll lower to $75,000, and the poor still come out ahead. She's probably just stupid enough to fall for it -- we know her supporters are.

[livetohike]

11. Typical Republican can't be bothered with the facts

or bother to learn about the facts before they open their lying mouths. I hope she loses in a landslide.

[ixion]

6. "whether or not we ought to have increases in the minimum wage."

But I'm sure she feels differently about Congress' "automatic" pay raises. ;)

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

8. Nothing else to say about this "should get input from our business community"

If they "should get input from our business community" then the Minimum Wage would be like China's.

[SocialistLez]

10. I'd love to see her live on the minimum wage alone...

She's so clueless, it's not even slightly funny.

[Naturyl]

12. The possibility wouldn't even occur to her.

These people think of themselves as far too superior to ever be in such a situation.

[MrScorpio]

13. Wouldn't that undercut the wage earning potential of her family business' fan base?

I guess millionaires aren't getting paid enough in this country