Comments on: Right-Wing Shelves Vote on Minimum Wage

By: Jeff (GOD)

Jeff (GOD) — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:43:15 +0000

And i Am GOD

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:40:45 +0000

i like boobs…sweet boobs

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:33:20 +0000

Increasing the minimum wage does cause prices to go up. Its a never ending cycle. Here in Arkansas, where the state minimum wage is set to go up to $6.25 in October, minimum wage employers are already raising prices to compensate.

Does anybody really think that a minimum wage employer is going to sacrifice his/her bottom line because the government raised the minimum wage? Hell no! They pass it on to the consumer, just like all other increases in the cost of doing business (i.e. cost of product, gas prices, etc.) Hence, by the time the businesses get done raising prices, its time for the Democrats to scream for another increase.

By: kim

kim — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:27:50 +0000

I don’t see the problem with raising min. wage since most places are already starting employees out at a higher wage anyway, raising min wage will only guarentee that that is the wage everyone will get. And really if you think it is realistic to live on 5.15/hr. I suggest you try it for a while. where I am unless you make at least 7.00/hr you can’t even afford to rent an apartment and buy food (And I live in a small town, not a corprate booming area). the lowest you can get away with for a livable apartment is 250 a month and then you have to pay the utilities( gas prices for heating are at 175 a month!) you try it for a while then tell me you can do it on min. wage.

By: Chris mankey

Chris mankey — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:51:36 +0000

If you believe that businesses should be â€œforcedâ€ to pay some arbitrary wage and even raises each year, it may be time for you to start your own business. Simply place everything you own or ever will own up as collateral, borrow from your friends and family, work 12 to 14 hours a day at least 6 days a week for a few years with no pay, and then youâ€™ll be free to hire whoever you want and pay them whatever â€œliving wageâ€ your liberal fiends come up with.

Poor walmart! I don’t know why the employees want to bankrupt poor pop and mom walton! Shame on them, those liberal fiends!

By: Eye on Williamson » A Majority Of The Majority, aka The Fringe

Eye on Williamson » A Majority Of The Majority, aka The Fringe — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:39:44 +0000

[...] A Majority of the majority. Sounds kind of funny the first time you hear it but it’s the way the US House of Representatives has been run since being taken over by the Republicans in ‘94. What it means is that no bill will come to a vote on the floor of the House unless a majority of Republicans are in favor of it being passed. To refresh you memory, a majority of Republicans in the US House of Representatives were against allowing the Voting Rights Act (VRA) to be renewed, and therefore it wasn’t brought to the floor. It also appears to be the reason a vote will never take place in the House on raising the minimum wage. But now it looks like the vote will be delayed indefinitely. CongressDaily reported yesterday that â€œthe bill would not reach the floor next weekâ€ and â€œthere is a chance it would not come up even the following week, and possibly not at all.â€ [...]

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:44:22 +0000

Oh yeah…
forgot about the two that didnt vote
Corzine (D-NJ)
Inouye (D-HI)

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:40:21 +0000

post 81> Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs —47>>

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Clinton (D-NY)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dayton (D-MN)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs —51>>

Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

And by the way, so are all missing the f@cking point…try discussing why this vote turned out the way it did.

By: Harold Somer

Harold Somer — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:08:54 +0000

PLease post the names of all the Senators who voted against the minimum wage increase.

Thank you.

Harold Somer
(212) 541-4838; Fax (212) 422-0862

By: MeatWad

MeatWad — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:16:30 +0000

Thought this was interesting

The article states that even though the San Francisco minimum wage was raised to 8.50 in 2003 many businesses are not adhering to the new wage. Mainly due to the fact that these businesses have poor payroll records for the Office of Labor Standard Enforcement to investigate.
Which you would think would be enough to impose a fine but apparently not.

So even if the wage is increased will it even be implemented.?

By: college grad who can't find a job!

college grad who can't find a job! — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:11:45 +0000

‘The minimum wage was never established to raise families on. Most making the minimum are under 25, students, part-timers, entry level types.’
Comment by ty â€” June 19, 2006 @ 1:44 am

That is true, BUT, unfortunately that is how it is…people ARE trying to raise families on minimum wage because that’s the only job you can get without a college degree these days. College is expensive…yeah, there are grant and loan programs, but even when you get that degree that is supposed to get you a good job, you are then in debt. Student loan payments are added to all the other bills you have to pay. With gas prices the way they are and the prices of everything else going up as well, it’s hard to live on $10 an hour, let alone 5.15 or even 7.25. These days it takes two parents to work in order to raise a family. Then, you have childcare costs as well. Let’s not forget that if both parents are working, you have to have two cars and car insurance. (more money going towards gasoline) Heaven forbid if you happen to be a single parent doing it on your own. Especially without a college education……and people wonder why so many people are on welfare! It’s rediculous!
Don’t even get me started on those inflated salaries….my god, firefighters/paramedics/police officers…those are the real people who do REAL public service…..I know of at least one Firefighter/paramedic who barely makes $30,000 a year. They SAVE lives…..the people who are elected are supposed to represent the American people….when over 80% of the people are IN FAVOR of a minimum wage raise you would think that it would be their DUTY to do it!

By: ty

ty — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:44:38 +0000

“we will fight back for the American people. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years, and hardworking American families deserve a fair, livable wage.â€
Ugh, what would liberal politicians do if they had to leave out the phrase ‘hardworking American families deserve….’ from their speeches. The minimum wage was never established to raise families on. Most making the minimum are under 25, students, part-timers, entry level types.

By: ty

ty — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:22:18 +0000

In the “What we’re about” section you should include “The raising of taxes of the rich -(those making over $60,000 a yr.)”.

By: for better or for worse » Blog Archive » Daily Links

for better or for worse » Blog Archive » Daily Links — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 04:18:54 +0000

[...] Think Progress Â» Right-Wing Shelves Vote on Minimum Wage The right wing objected to the move on the grounds that the committee â€œshouldnâ€™t be legislating on an appropriations bill.â€ (tags: politics policy economics) [...]

By: JPark

JPark — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:28:33 +0000

Funny j. west. That is classic. “The people that started working for WalMart in the early years were given a chance to invest in the company, thus making them millions in the long run.” Umm, how do you invest money you DON’T have? Making $5.00 an hour sure doesn’t give you much room to work with, especially when the predatory corporation doesn’t offer benefits. Your kid gets sick you are in debt for life. You are just like your King, incredibly out of touch with the rest of the country. Invest…that is a good one.

By: mamatx

mamatx — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:44:36 +0000

back to the question of large corporations raking in the bucks but not paying sh**…

I was a manager for Taco Bell for 5+ years. We started our employees off at minimum wage and they generally got a raise evey six months, maximum of 5%. Most people, of course, did not get the maximum. So think about it – at $6.00 – which is higher than the the minimum wage here – someone getting a 3% increase is getting a whopping 18 cents an hour. Hoo boy!

By: Briseadh na Faire

Briseadh na Faire — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:14:24 +0000

WalMart has made more millionaires out of employees than Microsoft, so I find it hard to believe their primary mission in life is to screw the people working there.

Comment by j.west â€” June 16, 2006 @ 3:51 pm

Really? would you please post the link to that information?

By: williambeldridge

williambeldridge — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:07:12 +0000

So…..$7.25 is a “fair, livable” wage?….these guys are just way out of touch…

By: Jay Randal

Jay Randal — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:42:30 +0000

Post 70 > some Democrats are actually Republicans who just masquerade as Dems! I call them Trojan Horse Republicans > Sen. Joe Lieberman is a good example of one > another one is Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska! Those 42 Dems in the House who voted for in agreement with the Repubs on Iraq occupation have outed themselves as phony Dems too!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:32:29 +0000

I live in Sweeney’s district. I’ve been wondering what the heck has happened lately, all he does these days is try to side with the Democrats on issues that he’s never supported before.

Something strange is happening for sure.