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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 05:59 PM Dec 2013

Former Romney adviser: Minimum wage hike denies ‘opportunity’ for ‘bottom rung of the economic ladde

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/01/former-romney-adviser-minimum-wage-hike-denies-opportunity-for-bottom-rung-of-the-economic-ladder/



CNN contributor Kevin Madden, a former advisor and spokesperson for Mitt Romney (R), said on Sunday that Congress should not raise the minimum wage because it would deny people the “opportunity to grab that bottom rung of the economic ladder.”


oh, well when you put it like that . . .


I can't wait for Slap a Republican Day
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Former Romney adviser: Minimum wage hike denies ‘opportunity’ for ‘bottom rung of the economic ladde (Original Post) ashling Dec 2013 OP
I'm glad he's showing us Mr.Bill Dec 2013 #1
No surprise, coming from someone associated with Mittens. marmar Dec 2013 #2
This useless pr1ck (and those like him) forgets the simple fact..... lastlib Dec 2013 #3
No, stupid. silverweb Dec 2013 #4
... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2013 #5
Yeah, that's why the Ford Motor Company went out of business so fast. OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #6
I seriously want all of these assholes to go broke Marrah_G Dec 2013 #7
Where in the hell is Skittles ?? BlueJazz Dec 2013 #8

lastlib

(23,265 posts)
3. This useless pr1ck (and those like him) forgets the simple fact.....
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:05 PM
Dec 2013

...that the bottom rung of the ladder is the one that gets dragged over the ground.

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silverweb

(16,402 posts)
4. No, stupid.
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:21 PM
Dec 2013

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Raising the minimum wage lifts the bottom rung of the ladder a little bit above the trickled-down shit the desperately poor are mired in, so they can actually start to climb out of the sewer.

 

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)
6. Yeah, that's why the Ford Motor Company went out of business so fast.
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:39 PM
Dec 2013

They paid their workers too much!

Oh wait...

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)
7. I seriously want all of these assholes to go broke
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:45 PM
Dec 2013

but even then, the advantages they have had in life, the people they know, their families, their looks, etc will never let them be poor for long. They will die without ever knowing real compassion for anyone.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
8. Where in the hell is Skittles ??
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:49 PM
Dec 2013

I've got a high paying job for her and from the looks of this piece-of-human-garbage, it won't take long.

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