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| Americans Favor Fifteen Dollars an Hour for Congress |
| 2016-04-30 |
| [NEWYORKER] Americans took to the streets in large numbers on Thursday to show their support for a fifteen-dollar-an-hour wage for members of Congress. In major cities across the nation, fast-food workers and other service employees held signs, shouted chants, and gave impassioned speeches to demonstrate their conviction that Congress deserves a maximum hourly wage of fifteen dollars. “Members of Congress are people, just like you and me,” Tracy Klugian, a McDonald’s employee who took part in the Washington protest, said. “They should be paid what they deserve.” |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 @#1: In hemp - by the foot. |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-04-30 20:46 |
| #5 ...Then we would never attract competent, high quality people to serve in Congress. Oh, wait... |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2016-04-30 16:31 |
| #4 I wouldn't mind seeing if we could replace a number of Congressional jobs with kiosks. Having said that I'd like to see their finances monitored a bit more closely. Each Congress-critter should be audited every year by an independent auditing firm and the results made public. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-04-30 11:11 |
| #3 $15/hr? McDonalds worker? You mean worker soon to be replaced by a kiosk and automated burger & french-fry machine. Stupid. |
| Posted by: Slusons Thud8144 2016-04-30 09:54 |
| #2 That is why they are owned and operated by their campaign donors. Note well, that when they decide to retire, that fund becomes personal assets. |
| Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2016-04-30 06:27 |
| #1 “They should be paid what they deserve.” Careful, pal. I'm not sure you want to go there. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-04-30 00:31 |