Big Man Keeping the Little Man Down

Some Republicans seem to have a problem with raising the minimum wage. Raising it from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour would help to raise the standard of living for many Americans, and helps to keep up with the cost of living. I'll note that these same Republicans didn't blink at Congress giving themselves a 2% ($3,300) increase just earlier this month, as I mentioned here. These Republicans believe that an increase that helps some keep up with the higher cost of living is giving the workers power over the employers. Is it that they believe employers should be able to pay their employees as low a wage as they determine is adequate? Is it their belief that there should never be an increase? In the 1960's the minimum wage was $1.00 per hour. Can your family survive on that? Could you survive on that even if you only had yourself to care for? Could you survive on $5.15 per hour? Just barely I'd imagine.

Shame on Congress for deeming their own needs more pressing than those of their constituents.