GOP rep.: Keep minimum wage low ‘for minorities’ who aren’t worth more than $7 an hour

[kpete]

McClintock argued that raising the minimum wage would “rip the first rung in the ladder of opportunity for teenagers, for minorities, for people who are trying to get into the job market for their first job.”

The California Republican explained that the minimum wage was not supposed to be a living wage that could support families.

“It’s not supposed to support a family. The minimum wage is that first job when you have no skills, no experience, no working history. That’s how you get into the job market, that’s how you develop that experience, develop that work record, get your first raise, then your next raise, then your promotion.”

McClintock continued: “If your labor is an unskilled person just entering the workforce is worth say $7 an hour at a job and the minimum wage is $10, you have just been made permanently unemployable. That first rung of the economic ladder has been ripped out and you can’t get on it. That is a tragedy.”



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/gop-rep-keep-minimum-wage-low-for-minorities-who-arent-worth-more-than-7-an-hour/

[Richardo]

1. You know what? Fine.

Then if you can show that this is NOT your first job you get the $10 (or $15)/hour minimum wage.

[BeyondGeography]

2. All those raises and promotions

Sounds pretty awesome. I don't know why people would mess with a system that's working so well.

[intheozone]

3. This idiot is an embarrassment to California, why

does he keep getting elected?

Edit: Meant as reply to original post.

[Throd]

8. I live in his district. This area is rather conservative politically.

[KamaAina]

4. More here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026122737

[Omaha Steve]

5. K&R!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. Your Majesty, the people have no money to buy bread working below minimum wage

Excellent. Let them ask for a raise and promotion.

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. Excellent. Let's start paying congresscritters what THEY'RE worth, too. nt

[Padiddle]

9. Their nest egg should be a goose egg.

Not a golden egg.

[HughBeaumont]

10. Even $10 an hour represents a LOSS in minimum wage buying power since 1968.

I guess correcting for inflation is now "COMMNUNTITS!!"

[Skittles]

11. another one who just DOES.NOT.FUCKING.GET.IT.

tht USED to be what happened, before our jobs were pimped offshore by consverative pukes like him

[AverageJoe90]

12. This guy's a huge idiot. 'Nuff said. nt