Minimum Wage increase recjected by Senate
 

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/20/dobbs. ... index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/21/ ... index.html

GG oOo:

up to 7.25? wow, that would definetly give those with jobs incetive to keep those jobs and become cotent with "just getting by" imo

...such bullshit. hake:

I think the House and Senate approved 8 - 10 wage increases for themselves over the decade too. eek:

Congressional wage increases don't take affect until the term after they are voted on.

It's a conspiracy!

...So?

I'm just saying, it's technically not changing the wages for themselves...

min wage increases dont take effect usually until the next year or few years as well. I just think that its a bit messed up that congress decides that they need or deserve a pay increase but at the same time the sentate would knock this down when the min wage hasnt increased since 1998. this bill would have increased the min wage to $7.25 starting in 2009. I think its hypocritical to keep the min wage down but increase their own checks when members make over 150 grand a year.

actually it hasn't increased since 96. /me wonders what the hell it was before 96.. *shivers*

these are politcians were talking about here, dont be too suprised by all of this.

"The lower strata of American society has had a free ride for too long."

^lol, is that a real quote? Who said that? Is that in the article, I don't remember..

fuck it, let the states do determine it.

So what gives them reason to do this?

Nothing, I was just saying that technically they don't change their own salaries, sheesh.

I agree with coleman though. It's dumb to have a federal min wage because costs of living are different in different places. They should determine this in the states.