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Sunlei

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14. "It’s a simple moral principle—if you work full time, you shouldn’t live in poverty." President O

Reply to Redfairen (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 12:26 PM

Mar 2014

"It’s a simple moral principle—if you work full time, you shouldn’t live in poverty." —President Obama before raising the minimum wage to $10.10/hour for federal contract workers

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Report: Minimum wage hike would cut food stamp spending by $4.6 billion a year [View all] Redfairen Mar 2014 OP

So wait JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #1

Actually, no. It would just mean that the really poor minimum wage earners would THEN find loudsue Mar 2014 #10

So let's raise it up! JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #12

I'd be totally behind raising it up. loudsue Mar 2014 #15

Golly Gee Gomer!!! So a rising tide really DOES lift all boats? MADem Mar 2014 #2

+1 JimDandy Mar 2014 #3

+1000 JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #5

So it boils down to... KansDem Mar 2014 #4

Corporations pay more they'll make more. safeinOhio Mar 2014 #6

And the government are the taxpayers in that equation. onehandle Mar 2014 #7

Trickle up. Lasher Mar 2014 #8

Ah, but that's not good enough... malthaussen Mar 2014 #9

Kick and Fricking Rec! sheshe2 Mar 2014 #11

Look at this and tell me if anyone can live on this: loudsue Mar 2014 #13

"It’s a simple moral principle—if you work full time, you shouldn’t live in poverty." President O Sunlei Mar 2014 #14