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CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
17. so you pivoted from criticizing Alan Grayson to criticizing DeBlasio
Thu Feb 5, 2015, 04:38 PM
Feb 2015

And you've posted a falsehood about his promise, which in fact he has delivered on:


Raising the minimum wage and expanding paid sick leave. de Blasio has called for a change to the minimum wage in New York and wants to ask the state capitol of Albany to allow New York City to determine its own minimum wage, instead of hewing to the state’s overall wage laws. He also wants to close loopholes left open in the city’s paid sick leave laws. Currently, the law only gives paid sick leave to employees of companies with over 15 workers, leaving out over 300,000 workers.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/11/06/2897781/progressive-york-mayor/


he promised to push for this and he is delivering on that promise.

for some reason, you seem to be going after liberal politicians on DU. not sure why, but i think a more admirable way to do it is to say that you're to the right of them and that's why you disagree with their actions.

as opposed to sneaky ways of attacking their character (suggesting they are dishonest, they are greedy [for fundraising], etc.), which this post and others do.

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Now we're talking! KNR! JaneyVee Feb 2015 #1
excellent SummerSnow Feb 2015 #2
SF voters beat him to it: $15/hr by 2018. AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #3
Yes! shenmue Feb 2015 #4
Good. They're finally catching up to Seattle and San Francisco. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #5
Sounds good but...... BobbyBoring Feb 2015 #6
UNREC: A throwaway promise he knows he can't deliver... brooklynite Feb 2015 #7
The minimum wage is tax policy? KamaAina Feb 2015 #8
Almost any financial decision needs to be run through Albany. brooklynite Feb 2015 #9
That's bizarre. KamaAina Feb 2015 #10
This is why the rent regulation battles always take place at the State level brooklynite Feb 2015 #11
How on Earth did this come about? KamaAina Feb 2015 #12
It HAS Home Rule... brooklynite Feb 2015 #13
Next question: Is this true of other cities like Buffalo, Syracuse, etc.? KamaAina Feb 2015 #14
NYS Municipal Home Rule Law applies to all local governments. brooklynite Feb 2015 #16
I guess that all depends on what is considered "inconsistent ." SunSeeker Feb 2015 #21
so you pivoted from criticizing Alan Grayson to criticizing DeBlasio CreekDog Feb 2015 #17
I strongly support increasing the minimum wage... brooklynite Feb 2015 #18
My main issue though is the fact that its essentially worthless in the long term cstanleytech Feb 2015 #19
Why isn't minimum wage moondust Feb 2015 #15
Why is NYC minimum wage run by the state? quakerboy Feb 2015 #20
YES!!!! aquart Feb 2015 #22
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