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2021-02-22 Economy

Progressive Rep Khanna: 'We Don't Want' Some Small Businesses to Survive

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-22 08:51|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 This tool has no idea what makes this country run. If he likes $15/hr. so much that's what he should make.

Posted by Warthog 2021-02-22 09:47|| 2021-02-22 09:47|| Front Page Top

#2 I bet she won't tell her voters that.

Posted by DarthVader 2021-02-22 09:48|| 2021-02-22 09:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I read a while back that many union contracts are written based on min wage plus so many dollars.

Posted by 2021-02-22 09:51|| 2021-02-22 09:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Yup Unions *love* the idea of kicking up the Minimum Wage.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-02-22 10:06|| 2021-02-22 10:06|| Front Page Top

#5 The "War Against the Bourgeoisie" Act X in the continuing farce.

Posted by magpie 2021-02-22 10:51|| 2021-02-22 10:51|| Front Page Top

#6 I understand some union contracts link their member wages to minimum wage by multipliers: they would indeed love the minimum wage increase.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-02-22 10:53|| 2021-02-22 10:53|| Front Page Top

#7 It would be easy to say the guy is out of touch with reality but it's far more likely he that he really is waging war against the middle class.

But this is also a war against entry level and unskilled workers. A $15 minimum wage means these workers are legally prohibited from competing for jobs with workers in other countries. I mean, try imposing a $15 minimum wage on China and see what happens.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-02-22 12:40|| 2021-02-22 12:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Unfortunately, see Nancy Pelosi's remark about a glass of water with a (D) after it.

Posted by Tom 2021-02-22 12:45|| 2021-02-22 12:45|| Front Page Top

#9 #7 No problemo - hire illegals.

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2021-02-22 13:19|| 2021-02-22 13:19|| Front Page Top

#10 But that itself is a problem, grom. Besides, it is the height of hypocrisy to import billions of dollars, trillions, of goods from China where workers get more like, what, 15 cents an hour and then demand that private businesses in this country pay $15 an hour. This is madness. But then, that is the Democrat Party.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-02-22 13:56|| 2021-02-22 13:56|| Front Page Top

#11 Businesses like Amazon and McDonald's, for example,

This fucking idiot won't admit that these two companies are leading the charge to automate and reduce the human workforce.

"Most successful small businesses can pay a fair [sic] wage.". What does this ass wipe know about running a business? What is this idiot's definition of success? Has this moron spoken with small business owners? (Rhetorical question.). What a filthy slob.

Posted by Clem 2021-02-22 14:12|| 2021-02-22 14:12|| Front Page Top

#12 Soviet Central Planning!

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-02-22 14:39|| 2021-02-22 14:39|| Front Page Top

#13 It seems we've forgotten that the 1st action of any nascent communist dictatorship is to destriy the middle class. Why is anyone surprised when a commie says they wish to do just that? We will play this game to our graves

Posted by Rex Mundi 2021-02-22 17:17|| 2021-02-22 17:17|| Front Page Top

#14 /\ Sure looks that way Rex.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-22 17:19|| 2021-02-22 17:19|| Front Page Top

#15 Tax brackets don't change either.

Economic warfare, pure and simple.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-02-22 18:35|| 2021-02-22 18:35|| Front Page Top

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