Jobs, jobs, jobs. Did we mention jobs? Because everyone else has.
Politicians on both sides are rightfully talking about the thing 14.8 millions Americans don’t have but want: a job. But some are maybe doing a better job than others. As several prominent Republicans have shown recently, when it comes to one of the basic foundations of the working class in America — the federally-mandated minimum wage — they have no clue what it is. Or want to get rid of it altogether.This is quite a lapse in judgment from the party which enjoys calling itself the home of the “job creator,” better known as the wealthy person who hires others and pays them to do things. If those workers are hourly, chances are they make more than the minimum wage, of course. But it’s likely the workers know how low their wages could go .
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=120033