Shreveport In looking at the results on the minimum wage ballot vote, particularly in New Jersey, President Obama spoke out again about his support for a minimum wage increase federally from the current $7.25 in a series of steps to $10.10 per hour. He wasn’t the only one speaking out on the need to increase …
Month: November 2013
Time to Get Wage Increases Back on the State Ballots
Lafayette Looking at the recent elections, SeaTac was the seasoning, but New Jersey was the steak when it comes to overwhelming support of the voters for raising the minimum wages to deal with stagnant pay packages and soaring inequities. The small Seattle working class suburb of SeaTac next to the airport, passed a huge minimum …
Walmart is on Food Stamps
Baton Rouge Despite all of our issues with Walmart, there is at least one situation where the classic line might be truthfully applied that what is “good for Walmart is good for the country,” and that rests on the fact that Walmart is a food stamp addict. According to the company, 18% of United …