Democrats Care About Poor Workers, Unless They’re Samoan
Written by Brian Garst, Posted in Economics & the Economy
The argument used by democrats in favor of a minimum wage increase is that it’s a benefit to workers. We know this to be false. Nevertheless, they insist it is the truth. One would think that, in believing the minimum wage increase to be a good thing for workers and the economy, it would be imperative for Democrats to see that it applies to all such workers.
So, when we hear news that Democrats have exempted American Samoa from their minimum wage increase, it can only mean one of two things. Either they think it would harm Samoa, in which case the entire premise to their argument is washed away, or they don’t care about the people of Samoa. Neither speaks well of them. And the fact that 75% of Samoans are employed by Star Kist tuna, which headquarters in Speaker Pelosi’s district? Surely that’s just coincidence.
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