I think every state should put on their ballots, a salary change for members of Congress. I realize that that's not how it works, but, this is bullshit. Every member of Congress should not make more than the minimum wage and have the exact same health insurance as the rest of us. How dare they. Manchin is going to continue to be a thorn in the side of Democrats, wielding around his newfound power to get his way and screw everyone else. I'm so sick of politicians, I could just spit.
Let Manchin and Sinema try to live on minimum wage. When our Governor (in NM) was in Congress, she tried to eat on SNAP benefits, and found it difficult.
So cotton doesn't want to raise thr minimum but wants the fed, ie taxpayers (and mostly from wealthier blue states) to subsidize or offset the cost of raising the minimums. But that effect will mostly be felt in red states that take in more federal aid and overall have allowed wages to fester at the lowest points allowable?
Add to that that cotton doesn't even want the fed minimum to be at or higher his own states minimum? This isn't hypocrisy folks, this is high level bait and switch.
I think every state should put on their ballots, a salary change for members of Congress. I realize that that's not how it works, but, this is bullshit. Every member of Congress should not make more than the minimum wage and have the exact same health insurance as the rest of us. How dare they. Manchin is going to continue to be a thorn in the side of Democrats, wielding around his newfound power to get his way and screw everyone else. I'm so sick of politicians, I could just spit.
Let Manchin and Sinema try to live on minimum wage. When our Governor (in NM) was in Congress, she tried to eat on SNAP benefits, and found it difficult.
So cotton doesn't want to raise thr minimum but wants the fed, ie taxpayers (and mostly from wealthier blue states) to subsidize or offset the cost of raising the minimums. But that effect will mostly be felt in red states that take in more federal aid and overall have allowed wages to fester at the lowest points allowable?
Add to that that cotton doesn't even want the fed minimum to be at or higher his own states minimum? This isn't hypocrisy folks, this is high level bait and switch.
I wonder how many increases to pay congress has received since the minimum wage was last increased?