Only Three Presidents Have Not Raised The Federal Minimum Wage

[jeff47]

114. You are arguing that the president gets a minimum wage increase whenever they want.

Thus you are arguing that the president has near-dictatorial powers.

In reality, Congress has to do it. A president can shift a few votes, but can't make Congress do something most of Congress does not want to do.

Aside from the problem of blaming Obama for teabaggers refusing to consider a minimum wage increase, you're also making it harder to change that. You are downplaying the power of Congress, making midterms all the less important. "Might as well just ignore them and only vote in presidential elections, since the president can get whatever they want from Congress."

That makes it harder for us to actually get anything changed. It also makes it harder to elect liberals to Congress and lots of governorships, because people aren't bothering to vote in midterms.

But you do get to pretend to be morally superior.