Minimum Wage Quotes

Social Security, which transformed life for the elderly in this country, was 'socialist.' The concept of the 'minimum wage' was seen as a radical intrusion into the marketplace and was described as 'socialist.'

Bernie Sanders

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Many unions have contracts with employers that are based on a multiple of the prevailing minimum wage. If the minimum wage goes up, union salaries go up by a similar percentage.

Neal Boortz

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Being unemployed - or working at minimum wage - is rough in the best of circumstances.

Adam Cohen

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A minimum wage leads to higher levels of unemployment.

Steve Hanke

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Obama's gonna play Santa Claus with the minimum wage. He's got no successes to brag about. He cannot talk about a robust job market. In fact, the very fact he's talking about the minimum wage is evidence there is no robust job market.

Rush Limbaugh

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Most arguments for instituting or raising a minimum wage are based on fairness and redistribution. Even if workers are getting a competitive wage, many of us are deeply disturbed that some hard-working families still have very little.

Christina Romer

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The national minimum wage has not been increased in 9 years. By year's end, 21 States across America will have a minimum wage exceeding the Federal minimum wage.

Sherwood Boehlert

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I have no issue with raising minimum wage, but then the customer can't say to us, 'Why are you raising your prices?'

Tilman J. Fertitta

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When I started in the business, the minimum wage was $1.25. I've seen an enormous number of wage increases. Basically, it applies evenly to everyone in the business.

Fred DeLuca

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While Donald Trump believes in huge tax breaks for billionaires, he believes that states should actually have the right to lower the minimum wage below $7.25. What an outrage!

Bernie Sanders

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Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects the low-paid.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

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I have never said I was against raising the minimum wage.

Dan Donovan

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Raising the minimum wage isn't just pro-worker; it's pro-economic growth.

Tom Perez

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Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.

Russ Carnahan

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I've been very outspoken that the minimum wage needs to rise.

Brad Schneider

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Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard.

Sherrod Brown

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You get paid more at McDonald's than you do under the existing minimum wage.

Norm Coleman

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If I were in charge of the government, I would index the minimum wage to inflation, so that way, everybody knows what they can count on.

Fred DeLuca

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The minimum wage in Denmark is about twice that of the United States, and people who are totally out of the labor market or unable to care for themselves have a basic income guarantee of about $100 per day.

Bernie Sanders

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Instead of raising the minimum wage, let's lower taxes for the working poor.

Kathy Szeliga

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When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and employers. I think clearly we owe them fairness.

Dalton McGuinty

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The bottom line is that five million low-income Americans working full time for minimum wage, deserve a raise.

Jim Clyburn

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If the price of a burger goes up 5 cents, and the minimum wage that you have received is going up from $7.25 to $15 an hour - and there have been a number of studies that document just how much the price of a burger might go up if you increase the minimum wage. You match the costs, and the benefits far outweigh the costs.

Tom Perez

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6.6 million people will benefit from a rise in the minimum wage.

Russ Carnahan

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