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kaikerberos: truth-has-a-liberal-bias: On Jan. 1, 1981 (when Democrat Jimmy Carter was President) the minimum wage went from $3.10 to $3.35. Nineteen days later, Republican Ronald Reagan became President and the minimum wage didn’t go up again until April 1, 1990. The minimum wage went up twice under Daddy Bush & twice under President Clinton, but then we had another long-stall…from Sept. 1997 until July 2007, there was no raise. If you look at the 30-year time period of 1981-2011, you see that 19 of those 30 years went by without an increase in pay for millions of Americans. This has made the minimum wage no longer a “minimum wage”. And this problem is long overdue to be addressed. We need a Living Wage in the USA. They raised minimum wage here in Canada quite a bit. But I’m not sure that’s really a good solution to the problem. You see, when they raise minimum wage, it causes companies to charge more for their services/good because they have to pay their employees more. It makes everything more expensive, then everybody pays more.I think one helpful thing would be to work to create more affordable houseing. ^I agree. A comfortable life should be within reach of anyone on a standard/minimum wage, rather then upping wages. Not that it’s likely to work anytime soon though.

kaikerberos:

truth-has-a-liberal-bias:

On Jan. 1, 1981 (when Democrat Jimmy Carter was President) the minimum wage went from $3.10 to $3.35. Nineteen days later, Republican Ronald Reagan became President and the minimum wage didn’t go up again until April 1, 1990.

The minimum wage went up twice under Daddy Bush & twice under President Clinton, but then we had another long-stall…from Sept. 1997 until July 2007, there was no raise.

If you look at the 30-year time period of 1981-2011, you see that 19 of those 30 years went by without an increase in pay for millions of Americans.

This has made the minimum wage no longer a “minimum wage”. And this problem is long overdue to be addressed.

We need a Living Wage in the USA.

They raised minimum wage here in Canada quite a bit. But I’m not sure that’s really a good solution to the problem. You see, when they raise minimum wage, it causes companies to charge more for their services/good because they have to pay their employees more. It makes everything more expensive, then everybody pays more.

I think one helpful thing would be to work to create more affordable houseing.

^I agree. A comfortable life should be within reach of anyone on a standard/minimum wage, rather then upping wages. Not that it’s likely to work anytime soon though.

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