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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP rep.: Keep minimum wage low ‘for minorities’ who aren’t worth more than $7 an hour
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.
The California Republican explained that the minimum wage was not supposed to be a living wage that could support families.
Its not supposed to support a family. The minimum wage is that first job when you have no skills, no experience, no working history. Thats how you get into the job market, thats how you develop that experience, develop that work record, get your first raise, then your next raise, then your promotion.
McClintock continued: If your labor is an unskilled person just entering the workforce is worth say $7 an hour at a job and the minimum wage is $10, you have just been made permanently unemployable. That first rung of the economic ladder has been ripped out and you cant get on it. That is a tragedy.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/gop-rep-keep-minimum-wage-low-for-minorities-who-arent-worth-more-than-7-an-hour/
Richardo
(38,391 posts)Then if you can show that this is NOT your first job you get the $10 (or $15)/hour minimum wage.
BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)Sounds pretty awesome. I don't know why people would mess with a system that's working so well.
intheozone
(1,103 posts)does he keep getting elected?
Edit: Meant as reply to original post.
Throd
(7,208 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,660 posts)aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)Excellent. Let them ask for a raise and promotion.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,182 posts)Padiddle
(58 posts)Not a golden egg.
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)I guess correcting for inflation is now "COMMNUNTITS!!"
Skittles
(153,169 posts)tht USED to be what happened, before our jobs were pimped offshore by consverative pukes like him