AP Photo/Richard Vogel Approximately 10,000 jobs have reportedly been slashed at California fast food eateries after the minimum wage was hiked to $20. Gov. Gavin Newsomâs (D) law to pay workers $20 an hour went into effect on April 1 and has apparently taken a devastating toll on the industry, Fox Business reported Wednesday. The
Summers: Deal on Battery Plants Between UAW, Big 3 Will Be Harder to Reach than an Agreement on Wage Increase
September 24, 2023 by
During an interview aired on Fridayâs edition of Bloombergâs âWall Street Week,â Harvard Professor, economist, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton Larry Summers argued that it will be more difficult for the UAW and automakers to reach an agreement on things like battery plants
Dem Rep. Khanna: W.H. ‘Has Every Power to Disregard’ Parliamentarian on Minimum Wage Increase
February 26, 2021 by
On Wednesdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âLast Word,â Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that the White House âhas every power to disregardâ the Senate parliamentarianâs decision if the parliamentarian rules that a $15 minimum wage cannot be passed through budget reconciliation. Khanna said, âThere is no provision in the Constitution that says that the Senate parliamentarian…
Jayapal: Senate Dems Should Overrule Parliamentarian if Needed to Raise Minimum Wage
February 26, 2021 by
On Wednesdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âRachel Maddow Show,â House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stated that if the Senate parliamentarian votes that a minimum wage increase cannot be passed via budget reconciliation, Senate Democrats should vote to overrule the parliamentarian. Host Rachel Maddow asked Jayapal if she thinks âDemocrats in the Senate should use…
Daily Caller Co-Founder Neil Patel Predicts Amazon, Walmart Could Support Minimum Wage To Price Out Competition
February 15, 2021 by
Daily Caller co-founder Neil Patel predicted that Amazon and Walmart could support an increase in the federal minimum wage in order to price out their smaller competitors during a Sunday appearance on Fox Newsâ âThe Next Revolution.â While discussing the minimum wage and how itâs implemented across the U.S., Patel explained to host Steve Hilton…
Calling Good, Evil and Evil, Good: How âChristian Liberalsâ Twist the Words of Jesus to Wage War on the Second Amendment.
February 19, 2018 by
When it comes to the gun control debate, there is little sunlight between the most ardent Marxist and politically liberal âChristians,â especially those of the so-called âRed-Letterâ stripe. So when a homicidal maniac shoots up a mall, a movie theater, a concert, or a school, as was tragically the case last week in Parkland Florida, […]
FRANKENSTEIN STRIKES: More Companies Announce Bonuses, Wage Increases and Expansion, Thanks to Tax Reform.
December 23, 2017 by
If this destructive misery continues apace, I’m not sure there will be a single American still alive by the end of the holiday season. Â You’ve heard the terrible news about Boeing, Fifth Third Comcast, Wells Fargo, AT&T — all of which are celebrating passage of the tax reform bill by some combination of paying out […]
After Pushing for Higher Minimum Wage in Oregon, Dem Lawmakers Admit They Made a Mistake
June 10, 2016 by
Itâs only been three months since Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a minimum wage bill into law and Democrats already seem to be regretting the measure they pushed so hard to get passed. But before the ink was even dry, Democrats, who control the state House, Senate and governor’s office, announced they wanted to change the […]
Saudi Arabia Threatens to Wage Economic Warfare Against the United States over a Bill in Congress
April 20, 2016 by
President Obama is facing increased pressure from the families of victims of the September 11 attacks and a bipartisan bill in Congress called Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act that could hold Saudi Arabia responsible for any role in al Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks. The president left on April 19, 2016 for a trip to the […]