Minimum Wage Hikes Approved By Voters in Every State it Was on the Ballot

[grahamhgreen]

http://m.democracynow.org/headline/39700

5 States Back Minimum Wage Hikes; Mass. Approves Paid Sick Leave

The midterms saw nearly 150 ballot measures nationwide. Voters in four traditionally conservative states approved initiatives that will raise the minimum wage — in Alaska, Nebraska, South Dakota and Arkansas. Voters in Illinois also backed an increase to $10 an hour, although state lawmakers will have final say.

In Massachusetts, voters approved a landmark measure that will provide workers with the strongest paid sick leave requirements in the country, up to 40 hours per year.

[randys1]

1. And the same voters voted for politicians who want to destroy MW workers and MW

[leftstreet]

2. Did many Dem candidates run on raising the minimum wage?

[randys1]

3. No, Democratic candidates are spineless, most of them

We must get someone in charge of the party that will insist on spines.

DEMAND it

[grahamhgreen]

5. In my view:

Obviously, they failed to make clear the difference between the parties.

As we see on this board, the constant hippie bashing of progressive solutions continues to fragment our party.

Progressive solutions work, and get support. Republican-lite policies are a huge FAIL.

[Scuba]

10. +1,000

[jamzrockz]

12. Yes

Just about every politician from Omaha and Iowa ran on raising the MW. All but one won their race.

[grahamhgreen]

13. Issues win. Compromise doesn't.

[Politicalboi]

4. Good luck getting it

With the Rethugs in charge it may take a lot longer.

"Although state lawmakers will have final say"

[grahamhgreen]

6. What are you trying to say?

[Politicalboi]

8. I'm saying in some of those states

The idiots voted to put the GOP in charge. And if it's up to them, we ALL know how that will go.

[grahamhgreen]

14. Just one state. In the others it is law.

[jwirr]

7. Hopefully that will encourage the rest of the states to raise theirs. Obviously the new congress is

not going to do it so the states should move on their own. Wonder if any of the R governors are going to do that?

[grahamhgreen]

15. They may well usurp the issue.

[woo me with science]

9. K&R

[workinclasszero]

11. And then they elected bagger fanatics

Who would commit suicide on the capitol steps before they would actually let the minimum wage go up one damn penny!

Idiots!