Seven Republicans Vote for Minimum Wage Hike
June 16th, 2006 by Sean FlynnSeven Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee voted on Tuesday for legislation that would raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour. That story here.
Cato Institute chairman William A. Niskanen nicely sums up the consequences of such a move in his post on Cato’s blog. These Republicans voted the wrong way on the minimum wage: John Sweeney (NY), Jim Walsh (NY), Ray LaHood (IL), Jo Ann Emerson (MO), Don Sherwood (PA), Bill Young (FL), and Mike Simpson (ID).
June 16th, 2006 at 11:04 am
This is unbelievable.
June 16th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
Obviously these seven read ‘the Communist Manifesto’. Let’s say we raise the minimum to $25/hour and legislate ourselves into properity?