Abandoning the minimum wage, too

[Swede]

Ah,the invisible hand of the market.

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We got a good laugh the other day when the three Republican U.S. Senate candidates in Missouri got together for a debate, and none of the three knew what the federal minimum wage is.

Greg Sargent noted that, in addition to the candidates' ignorance, two of the three candidates hoping to take on Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) in November "seemed to come out for doing away with the minimum wage entirely."

The three candidates — GOP Rep Todd Akin, businessman Jon Brunner, and state treasurer Sarah Steelman — were all asked today whether they favored increasing the minimum wage.

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/19/10759677-abandoning-the-minimum-wage-too

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. It Is Hard To Laugh

It is hard to laugh at these goons actually. The real story is that the GOP wants to end the minimum wage and return to a wage set by free market competition. They have been wanting to do this since the New Deal. And they won't stop there. They also want to abolish the Fair Labor Standards Act and Wagner Peyser which set up many of the benefits that workers get.

Go even farther, and the real truth for the future workers of American is to go into a contract labor system where corporations have no employees officially. All employees will work on individual contracts like insurance sales or sports or actors. The only difference is that they pay will be low. The contractor will have to pay for all their benefits by buying them on the marketplace.

This idea came up around the time of Ronald Reagan. And it has been advanced over the last 32 years. If you look around more and more jobs are contracts or subcontracts and employees are called associates.

[baldguy]

2. They should be forced to try & survive on minimum wage.

It's unconscionable that ANYONE standing for public office at any level should be so ignorant.

[TheMastersNemesis]

3. Not Ignorant

They may be ignorant of the present minimum wage. However they are determined to get rid of any minimum wage. They know what they are doing and they will force their will if they get elected. They simply are trashing the work force for their own gain.
And if they get power and you protest they have a police baton waiting for you.