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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Obama Visits Costco In Pr. George’s To Campaign For Higher Minimum Wage

President Obama Wednesday morning urged an increase of the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 per hour to $10.10 at a Costco in one of Washington’s suburbs, where the local government recently passed legislation to raise the wages.

Before an enthusiastic crowd, Obama discussed the new ways to build economic security for the middle class he unveiled Tuesday night to Congress — chiefly he pledged his renewed commitment to raise the hourly rate for all Americans and said he will lead by example starting with raising wages for some federal workers.
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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

all he ever does is campaign!

Anonymous said...

How about a minimum wage for small business owners? We absolutely MUST pay employees first, then pay for inventory, utilities, taxes, rent or mortgage, the list is endless and we just get what's left over. Sometimes it's good but sometimes it's nothing for weeks on end. Some people think every small business has a big pile of cash in the back room to use as we please. It's just not so; that's why small businesses go bankrupt at an ever increasing rate. We are the ones creating jobs, not government. How about a little respect for us?

Anonymous said...


We've been chewing on this subject recently.

IIRC, PG county is already above the state, federal and both proposed minimum wages!

That's one smart feller; running his mouth at a location where 'his problem' has already been 'solved'!

And if he was so concerned....why has it taken him 5 years to get around to the topic? You mean all of the shovel ready jobs would have been at lower wages? How exploitative!

Anonymous said...

9:14 Good post. Communists want to destroy free enterprise any way they can and the best way is a way in which sheeple think that they (communists/Obama) are their saviour when in reality they are destroying the very businesses that pay their wages. The communistd count on the support of useful idiots.

Anonymous said...

Job killer. Period.

JoeAlbero said...

I'd bet you almost ANYTHING that COSCO doesn't have ONE SINGLE employee making minimum wage, NOT ONE!

Anonymous said...

It is just too dam bad his plane didn't crash! God save us from this man!

Anonymous said...

Yes joey - matter of public record !!!! ALL employes make ABOVE MIN.WAGE !!!!!!

Anonymous said...

If your going to make employers pay a minimum wage,then everyone has to buy American made!