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Kurt V.

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27. true that it may hurt some for a bit. Ultimately the hurt will be short and inconsequential overall

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Centrist Democrats raise concerns over $15 minimum wage push [View all] brooklynite Jun 2019 OP

A word salad to waste more time. Apple Fritter Jun 2019 #1

Dilemma ... Auggie Jun 2019 #2

Lets see: starving employees vs owners keeping their skiing vacations ... marble falls Jun 2019 #4

Tough choice... NOT!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #28

You don't know all the facts. Auggie Jun 2019 #43

What facts might those be? if a company can't be profitable without screwing the employess ... marble falls Jun 2019 #45

I wonder if they'd like this system better... paleotn Jun 2019 #48

But that is a new pardym, their heads'll explode!!!!! marble falls Jun 2019 #57

Not really. paleotn Jun 2019 #36

You don't know all the facts. Auggie Jun 2019 #44

So enlighten us. marble falls Jun 2019 #46

I already did: Auggie Jun 2019 #47

Sorry, I'm still calling BS. paleotn Jun 2019 #49

You don't know all the facts. Auggie Jun 2019 #50

BULLSHIT. And you have the secret agreement with Mexico in your pocket, too! marble falls Jun 2019 #56

But I like Stan and Ollie! Auggie Jun 2019 #58

I like Fran and Ollie ... marble falls Jun 2019 #59

You get your information from a business group rep? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2019 #76

Believe what makes you happy. But more layoffs, automation and imports are coming. Auggie Jun 2019 #78

Automation is coming regardless of what we do. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2019 #79

BS The Bopper Jun 2019 #60

You don't know all the facts. Auggie Jun 2019 #61

No one knows all the facts, Auggie Yeehah Jun 2019 #70

Are you calling me stupid? Auggie Jun 2019 #72

They're right: we really need a living wage. If works worth doing its worth being paid a living ... marble falls Jun 2019 #3

Don't know why they couldn't use some kind of cost-of-living adjustment. Medicare pays physicians Hoyt Jun 2019 #5

I'm not a centrist and I oppose a blanket $15.00 an hour OKNancy Jun 2019 #6

I'm sure it would be phased in over a few years TexasBushwhacker Jun 2019 #7

$15/hr is hardly an unreasonable wage. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #15

Since teen helpers... paleotn Jun 2019 #37

How much do you make? -nt Bradical79 Jun 2019 #63

If you read my post... it says former OKNancy Jun 2019 #66

So a retired business owner opposes wage increases!?! Humanist_Activist Jun 2019 #71

If you read my original post I did not say I opposed wage increases OKNancy Jun 2019 #73

Why a provision for teenage workers? Many of them have families Humanist_Activist Jun 2019 #74

Amen! RandiFan1290 Jun 2019 #75

Dunno if I'd call that a "centrist" shanny Jun 2019 #8

Why didn't The Hill actually list the Democrats who are not ready yet to vote for it? George II Jun 2019 #9

Hear, hear! pecosbob Jun 2019 #16

Because their only mission is stirring things up in the Democratic Party. redstatebluegirl Jun 2019 #26

THIS. Noting there are 27 official blue dogs in our house caucus. Hortensis Jun 2019 #52

Wages are quickly moving toward $15/hr DeminPennswoods Jun 2019 #10

IMHO the increase is long overdue..but it needs to be implemented Maxheader Jun 2019 #11

"Centrist Democrats" left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 #12

It's Republican Lite. dchill Jun 2019 #29

And we know how well that's worked in the past. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2019 #67

Where I live it is wrong not to pay $15 an hour GulfCoast66 Jun 2019 #13

Just about every bit of that money would go back into the economy, and mostly locally. Lars39 Jun 2019 #18

$15/hour is 31K/year. maxsolomon Jun 2019 #14

It's not only "unskilled labor" making less than $15/hr. nt Progressive Jones Jun 2019 #34

I didn't know the right term to use. maxsolomon Jun 2019 #35

No offense taken. I make more than that. I was just passing along what I know. nt Progressive Jones Jun 2019 #53

Straight from the mouth of the 'Problem-Solvers' pecosbob Jun 2019 #17

"Small business" owners who can't pay a living wage should not be in business. stuffmatters Jun 2019 #19

But waiters and waitresses still will make $2.13 an hour. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #20

is that in the proposal, or just your snark? maxsolomon Jun 2019 #21

Not everyone has the opportunities that Seattle provides. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #23

yeah, not what I was asking you. maxsolomon Jun 2019 #30

Seattle got it right. nt Progressive Jones Jun 2019 #33

It's a good thing wait staff are included in the $15/hour... VarryOn Jun 2019 #25

the absurd $2.13 wage is why tips have escalated. maxsolomon Jun 2019 #31

15% is a fine tip... VarryOn Jun 2019 #40

When tipped employees receive the same wages as everyone else MichMan Jun 2019 #64

tipped employee pay is outrageous.. paleotn Jun 2019 #38

Thankfully only in a few states Polybius Jun 2019 #39

When some ask why the base is not 100% enthusiatic about voting Democrat Yavin4 Jun 2019 #22

I think that cost of living differs demographically. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #24

true that it may hurt some for a bit. Ultimately the hurt will be short and inconsequential overall Kurt V. Jun 2019 #27

Why are "rural areas" always cited as a benchmark for everything? nt Progressive Jones Jun 2019 #32

because they are mostly white JI7 Jun 2019 #42

Bingo maxsolomon Jun 2019 #68

People Need to Afford a Decent Life! McKim Jun 2019 #41

206 Democrats FOR, only 29 hesitating? Great! Hortensis Jun 2019 #51

That 29 mentioned in the story are not necessarily hesitating on the vote; lapucelle Jun 2019 #54

Oh, gotcha. Looked at the wrong number. Better still. Hortensis Jun 2019 #55

I just hit a maximum wage of $14.70 after 14 years Bradical79 Jun 2019 #62

They're not very bright JonLP24 Jun 2019 #65

Better Wages Means Better Country ROB-ROX Jun 2019 #69

I live in one of the areas in Cook county outside of Chicago that opted out of an increase in MW Freethinker65 Jun 2019 #77