Friday, July 28, 2006

Maybe they should be afraid...

As I read the two page article on the House deciding maybe minimum wage should be raised after all in today's Washington Post

I came to the last paragraph of the article:

Lawmakers fear being pounded with 30-second campaign ads over the August recess that would tie Congress' upcoming $3,300 pay increase with Republicans' refusal to raise the minimum wage.

Obviously Harry didn't pull off what he said...

I also know at least the Senate had voted to not accept the raise but really I do feel that Congress should have us decide if they should get a raise or not. After all they do work for us...

:-)

Someone is using puppies as a ploy. But not for kiddies... He's venting...
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4 comments:

Scott G said...

I think us voting on their raises sounds like a good idea. We could use the same cost of living numbers they do and look at the average American salary to see if they deserve more. I bet they would start seeing economics different then.

7:03 PM
Unknown said...

I'd bet you were probably right about that. It's something that always bothered me since most of us don't get to set our own raises.

:-)

8:06 PM
Scott G said...

I wish it worked that way. I would get together with my coworkers and determine that we needed 73% raises

8:47 PM
Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny) said...

Lisa,
"After all they do work for us..."

That is a very popular misconception.

Actually, they work for Themselves first, and for the many special interest groups next.

"We the Sheeple" come in a very distant third (allegedly).

It's really hard to tell about third place though, because it gets so little attention, except when it comes to imposing taxes and overbearing laws; then, we're first, every time. . .


You see, I have been paying attention.

10:44 AM

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