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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu May 25, 2017, 04:16 PM May 2017

Pelosi: Dems will pass $15 minimum wage if we take power

Source: Politico



By ELANA SCHOR 05/25/2017 01:54 PM EDT

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday vowed to take up a $15 minimum wage in the first 100 hours of the next Congress if Democrats take back the chamber next year.

Pelosi offered the commitment while appearing alongside fellow Democratic leaders and advocates to release new legislation raising the minimum wage to $15. Her comments offer an early view at Democrats' potential agenda for the House if they can regain control in 2018, a long-shot prospect that some in the party think could grow increasingly more realistic given President Donald Trump and the GOP's recent struggles.

If "we win the election," Pelosi told the gathered audience, "in the first 100 hours we will pass a $15 minimum wage."

The California Democrat conspicuously harkened to 2007, when her caucus raised the minimum wage to its current level of $7.25 as part of an ambitious campaign for its first 100 hours in power. That 10-year-old agenda also included lowering the interest rate on student loans and allowing the government to negotiate drug prices under Medicare.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/25/democrats-2018-agenda-minimum-wage-increase-238828

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Pelosi: Dems will pass $15 minimum wage if we take power (Original Post) DonViejo May 2017 OP
#Fightfor15 Justice May 2017 #1
Nancy is gold bucolic_frolic May 2017 #2
Take power, then take out Donny and Pence at the same time IronLionZion May 2017 #3
donny will resisgn well before the miderms (for business reasons) INdemo May 2017 #9
Pence is planning on taking over when Donny spends more time with his family IronLionZion May 2017 #10
Good: a clear & concrete distinction to highlight our different priorities from the rethugs. JudyM May 2017 #4
Yes! The battle for 2018 is ON! Hortensis May 2017 #5
It's good to pick a few issues to rally around in the election NobodyHere May 2017 #6
It should be indexed to inflation. David__77 May 2017 #7
It should, but don't let perfect be the enemy of good. athena May 2017 #11
agreed NewJeffCT May 2017 #17
How will Trump have to veto it when it won't pass the Senate? n/t PoliticAverse May 2017 #23
That and lots of other things. Voltaire2 May 2017 #13
Agreed. Volaris May 2017 #20
Perfect - My No. 1 on a list of 5 things to accomplish in the first week of a new administration. c-rational May 2017 #8
This is the way! Talk about what the Dems will do. Chemisse May 2017 #12
Okay, but.. there are other Dem. House Reps deserving of Speaker other than Nancy. vkkv May 2017 #14
Oh, I agree. Impeach Trump, make Hillary speaker, then impeach Pence. ;) ashtonelijah May 2017 #21
Koch Brothers just started writing checks to GOP Thrill May 2017 #15
Good And.... colsohlibgal May 2017 #16
Great, and focus on gay rights, too, if you really want to lose. benpollard May 2017 #18
why? That doesn't make any sense. The economy is directly impacted by the minimum wage. What we JCanete May 2017 #19
A national $15 minimum wage makes sense in California and NY ashtonelijah May 2017 #22
That is essentially what Clinton ran on. She was trashed right here for not supporting $15 everywher Hoyt May 2017 #27
It would be done in stages, over a period of years. SunSeeker May 2017 #29
She should promise to investigate Trump and Co mdbl May 2017 #24
I guess that beats promising to build a wall rocktivity May 2017 #25
Good thinking...start the chanting now and pass the positive word!! Guilded Lilly May 2017 #26
And unlike Trump, she means what she says. SunSeeker May 2017 #28

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
9. donny will resisgn well before the miderms (for business reasons)
Thu May 25, 2017, 05:27 PM
May 2017

and Pence ..he may decide to resign too if he faces criminal charges.

athena

(4,187 posts)
11. It should, but don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
Thu May 25, 2017, 05:33 PM
May 2017

Indexing the current number to inflation would not do much good. Making $15 a reality is a bigger priority right now.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
17. agreed
Fri May 26, 2017, 10:39 AM
May 2017

Just passing it and forcing Trump (who thinks minimum wage should be 0) to veto the minimum wage hike will have huge implications for 2020 and beyond in terms of elections. It's proven to GOTV for Democrats.

Voltaire2

(12,618 posts)
13. That and lots of other things.
Thu May 25, 2017, 07:05 PM
May 2017

For example the social security income level thresholds for retirees were set back in the early 80's and have never changed since then. The government and the private sector should not be allowed to inflate their way out of their obligations.

Volaris

(10,260 posts)
20. Agreed.
Sat May 27, 2017, 09:35 AM
May 2017

As a related aside, I need someone to tell me I'm crazy for thinking that a universal federal re-valuation tax is a good idea...I'll gladly fork over an extra 1 or 2 % on the condition that the Treasury just sticks it in the shredder on the idea that if there's less actual currency, what's left is worth more. Small amounts, over the long term, could begin the process of revalueing the Dollar vs inflation, and leave it there until 15/hour actually means what it says, and THEN you can flex the min wage to the rate of inflation so it's always relatively the same amount of spending power.

I would take a 10$/hr min, and trade the rest off to pay for Single-payer and federal rent caps tied to income. It's not totally about how much is on my check, it's about what I need to pay for with those funds...just sayin=)

Chemisse

(30,793 posts)
12. This is the way! Talk about what the Dems will do.
Thu May 25, 2017, 05:38 PM
May 2017

Not just focus on the horrors that the Republicans will do.

We need to stand strongly for ideals that are important to regular Americans.

 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
14. Okay, but.. there are other Dem. House Reps deserving of Speaker other than Nancy.
Thu May 25, 2017, 08:00 PM
May 2017

I will NEVER FORGET that Nancy Pelosi said that the "impeachment of G.W. Bush is off the table" !!!


I'm from Calif., used to vote for here when I lived in SF for 12 years.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
16. Good And....
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:29 AM
May 2017

I think we need to push for a National base income. Enough to provide basic life essentials for every adult. Then if you want more then here should be decent paying jobs here.

benpollard

(197 posts)
18. Great, and focus on gay rights, too, if you really want to lose.
Fri May 26, 2017, 03:03 PM
May 2017

Democrats never learn. Voters care about the economy and security, foremost. It's only poor people who care about the minimum wage, and they often don't vote. Conservatives don't want the minimum wage raised.

Here's an idea... Wait until you get control of Congress before you talk about raising the minimum wage. Jeeze.

 

JCanete

(5,272 posts)
19. why? That doesn't make any sense. The economy is directly impacted by the minimum wage. What we
Fri May 26, 2017, 03:35 PM
May 2017

have to spend locally directly impacts other wage rates, so infusing people at the bottom with more money to put back into the economy is healthy. Other employers will have to raise wages to entice people to work for them. This isn't a hard argument to make. We just have to make it.

ashtonelijah

(340 posts)
22. A national $15 minimum wage makes sense in California and NY
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:45 PM
May 2017

But in Mississippi, the value of a dollar is $115, compared to $88 in CA and $86 in NY. I think $12 wouldn't hurt too bad in MS, but I'm afraid that in states like mine where the value of a dollar is worth $25-$30 more than in NY or CA, job losses and small business closures would outpace the gains of $15.

It definitely needs to be above $10, and I like the idea of $12. But based on the data I've read, $12 is the sweet spot, and going higher than $12 risks significant job losses. If we are going to more than double the minimum wage, it has to be done in a smart way that doesn't hurt the very people it's meant to help, or else it's as useless as Trump's "Everybody will be covered!"

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
27. That is essentially what Clinton ran on. She was trashed right here for not supporting $15 everywher
Mon May 29, 2017, 02:45 PM
May 2017

SunSeeker

(51,367 posts)
29. It would be done in stages, over a period of years.
Mon May 29, 2017, 03:20 PM
May 2017

If preliminary effects show job losses, it can be kept at $12.

mdbl

(4,972 posts)
24. She should promise to investigate Trump and Co
Mon May 29, 2017, 02:30 PM
May 2017

since a complete job may not happen with the repuglican liars running the congress right now.

Guilded Lilly

(5,591 posts)
26. Good thinking...start the chanting now and pass the positive word!!
Mon May 29, 2017, 02:42 PM
May 2017

In focusing on the Democrat's agenda now, that will benefit all the millions who are being threatened by the Cretin's anti humanity platform is a solid beginning.

RESIST. PERSIST ...and accentuate the POSITIVE

SunSeeker

(51,367 posts)
28. And unlike Trump, she means what she says.
Mon May 29, 2017, 03:17 PM
May 2017

She is the most competent Speaker in my lifetime. She knows how to get her caucus on board and get legislation passed. All she needs is a bare majority.

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