Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Democrats Demand Minimum Wage Increase While Stiffing Interns

























Democrats are always bellowing about income inequality.  They want to raise the minimum wage because it is the compassionate thing to do.  But how do these lawmakers treat their interns.  Not too good apparently.

A new study by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) has found that 96 percent of Congressional Democrats who support the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 do not paytheir interns. The abstract of the study explained:

“…the same Members of Congress who are supporting a 40% wage hike on private sector employers are simultaneously failing to provide any wages to their own employee interns.”

In recent months, the Democratic party has embraced raising the minimum wage as a key part of its strategy for winning elections in 2014. The President’s senior advisor, Dan Pheiffer, described it as “an important value issue when it comes to fairness,” and President Obama is expected to discuss it in tonight’s State of the Union address.

Compassion and values go so far with a democrat.  You want an example of two Americas.  Look to Washington D. C. 


H/T:  Weasel Zippers


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