Democrat led House of Representatives carried through on the 100 hour pledge
Nancy Pelosi has proven that her party could do a much better job at getting the things the American people were really interested in done than the Republicans could do. Her 100hour pledge was the cornerstone of the Democrats campaign strategy that appeared to payoff for them in the November elections.
I wasn't convinced that the Democrat controlled Congress would be able to make enough of a difference, but I may have been wrong. Two of the swiftly passed bills covered subjects that were hot button topics during the elections; raising federal minimum wage and the repealing the tax breaks for Big Oil.
The raise in minimum wage is a big victory for the working poor and the repealing of the tax break is seen as a way to stick it too Big Oil who were boasting of huge profits while we consumers were paying over $3.00 a gallon for gasoline.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Senate, where Harry Reid appears to be at odds with Pelosi over some of the provisions of the bills. Hopefully the two can work out their differences.
posted by George @ 9:28 PM
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2 Comments:
It does look good, but there will be many who will try to oppose it as a bill that will destroy America. In my neighborhood, Giant Supermarket and McDonald's pay $6.50, Dunkin' Donuts is a bit more upscale at $6.75. Don't even mention health benefits. Working two jobs is becoming the norm.
Of course, the $7.15 they're going for is still hardly a living wage, but at least it's a first step.
You are right, working two jobs have become the norm in some parts of the country and I seriously doubt raising minimum wage to $7.25 is going to make that much of a difference.
Something needs to be done about the high cost of living in this country; health care, prescription drugs, food and shelter.
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