THE FACTS: This would be a hefty boost in the federal minimum wage, now $7.25, but not many would see it. (ONLY 200,000 and they wont see it until 2015 and its only for new hires. Not DOD Contractors currently in the field.) Read the accessible speech...more Rhetoric as seen in 2012. NO BEEF, NO ACTION, and implying that you are doing something for a group of 200,000 while millions still get 7.25 is a crime. Most employees of federal contractors already earn more than $10.10. About 10 percent of those workers, roughly 200,000, might be covered by the higher minimum wage. But there are several wrinkles. The increase would not take effect until 2015 at the earliest and it doesnt apply to existing federal contracts, only new ones! ------ REP. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS of Washington, in her prepared Republican response: Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one.áToo many people are falling further and further behind because, right now, the presidents policies are making peoples lives harder. THE FACTS: She leaves out a significant factor in the high number of people who arent looking for jobs: Baby boomers are retiring
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:45:31 +0000
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