GOP rep.: Keep minimum wage low ‘for minorities’ who aren’t worth more than $7 an hour

[KamaAina]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/gop-rep-keep-minimum-wage-low-for-minorities-who-arent-worth-more-than-7-an-hour/

California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock said on Thursday that the minimum wage should not be raised because low pay was necessary for minorities and other unskilled workers who were not worth more than $7 an hour.

During an appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, host Greta Brawner asked McClintock if he could get behind a presidential candidate like Mitt Romney, who is one of an increasing number of Republicans saying that the minimum wage should be at least $10.10 an hour.

But McClintock argued that raising the minimum wage would “rip the first rung in the ladder of opportunity for teenagers, for minorities, for people who are trying to get into the job market for their first job.”...

“It’s not supposed to support a family. The minimum wage is that first job when you have no skills, no experience, no working history. That’s how you get into the job market, that’s how you develop that experience, develop that work record, get your first raise, then your next raise, then your promotion.”

[misterhighwasted]

1. Ya guess who else isn't worth what HE is paid

I watched WJ this morning & know I stopped breathing for a moment when he declared that stupid statement.

[Gormy Cuss]

2. That's our Tom.

Deer-caught-in-the-headlights teabagger before there was a Tea Party.

[Politicalboi]

3. Wow, is this asshole serious

Promotion????? They're unheard of in this day. And "maybe" a quarter raise after a year. Shame on those who had a good job with a family who got canned and now has to support his entire family on $7.00 an hour. Hey, I have an idea. The new congress should start out at $7.00 an hour. Just wait for that promotion to be Prez.