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Stratosgc

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19. What the repug legislators in the employ of the 1% don't comprehend.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 10:18 AM

Jul 2012

I knew a smart young lady with a child who was on welfare and going to college. She did not have a job becasue she couldn't live on the wages she could make, and the jobs avbailable to her would not include health insurnace for her and her child.
If welfare won't keep people alive it is not effective. If a minimum wage job won't keep the worker alive, why work. Minimum wage jobs must pay a living wage and we need universal health care. The system we have now doesn't work.
The christian conservatives solution, let people starve to death or die of preventable deseases. That is not my understanding of Christ's teachings.

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Republican Lawmaker Tells Worker Wanting Higher Minimum Wage to ‘Get a Job’ [View all] Hissyspit Jul 2012 OP

Congresscritter Young should get a job. Archae Jul 2012 #1

**sigh** LeftofObama Jul 2012 #2

He meant, get a second job, if one isn't enough to get by on. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #24

Sure hope people were listening, elleng Jul 2012 #3

Horrible. If we had any journalists left in the country this would be on the news tonight. yardwork Jul 2012 #4

Bill Young should be forced to work for minimum wages. Woody Woodpecker Jul 2012 #5

check this out echofreak Jul 2012 #6

Henry Hazlitt and Frederick Bastiat? Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #9

Simon needs to make enough to survive Patiod Jul 2012 #11

This fails to take into account the massive increase in business Warpy Jul 2012 #13

This is such crap. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #15

Not So Young Anymore comes across like an old drunk BeyondGeography Jul 2012 #7

This is why we need term limits bluestateguy Jul 2012 #8

I am not insensitive to the challenges of small business owners... Swede Atlanta Jul 2012 #10

Get two more! It's uniquely American. tanyev Jul 2012 #12

Since when did politicians SPIT IN OUR FACES? DearAbby Jul 2012 #14

Since billionaire terrorist scumbags like the Koch Bros. took over. Initech Jul 2012 #23

That is why I am treating this election as my last chance to vote DearAbby Jul 2012 #26

Yup - not much when you think about it. Initech Jul 2012 #27

The Right Wing Noise Machine was in his head Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #16

A-N-Y-O-N-E who objects to raising MW, is saying, TTE, "What people are paid doesn't matter." patrice Jul 2012 #17

"You should be happy with your magninimous overlords, loser!" Beartracks Jul 2012 #18

What the repug legislators in the employ of the 1% don't comprehend. Stratosgc Jul 2012 #19

What he meant was this: neeksgeek Jul 2012 #20

As far as I know, secondvariety Jul 2012 #21

They don't care. They don't care. They don't care. They don't care. Initech Jul 2012 #22

Let's put Congress on minimum wage, and take away their cozy benefits Hugabear Jul 2012 #25

The peasants are revolting. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #28