Trump and the minimum wage

[Kinser79]

(05-22-2016, 06:05 AM)Mikebert Wrote: Yes it is.  The only minimum wage he can abolish is the Federal one.  If he does that, of course the state laws will still be on the books, the president has no power to change that.

Bringing up the fact that the state laws would still be in place is a red herring.

Getting rid of the Federal minimum wage has been on the Republican wish list for a long time.  It's hugely unpopular and so they do not try to sell it in general election campaigns. 

I would argue it is so unpopular that no matter the rhetoric it will never be done.

Quote: But Trump seems to be an exception to the normal rules of politics.  So Trump is giving it a whirl.  Looks like its working on you.  If it does not pan out it will go away; it has been amply demonstrated that Trump pays no price for flip-flopping.

Something that I don't think people take into consideration, Daddy usually speaks his mind without a filter. Also everyone whose been paying attention knows that he says outrageous things to get the press talking about him. Good press, bad press doesn't matter it is all free advertising for him. It enables him to run a campaign and win under budget. Of course anyone who has read The Art of the Deal would know that already.

Quote:What state do you live in, do you have experience with Republican state governance?

I can't speak to Michigan politics, though since you called the Tax thing a "Proposition" I think I can assume that it was a ballot initiative and as such you really need to blame the electorate. I would say that Rick Snyder is perhaps particularly sociopathic. The Michigan Mini-Dictator..er..I mean Emergency Manager law doesn't help either.

As for what state I live in, that would be Florida--I only mention that fact at least once a week. We've had a Republican Governor and Republican Majority in both houses since 1998. I'm well versed in how the GOP runs states. Trust me the Democrats are worse, every Democrat governor we've had with the exception of Lawton Chiles was either directly connected to the Klan or was as crooked as a dog's hind leg. That's why Florida doesn't elect Democrat Govs any more and Dem Reps and Senators are mostly limited to mini-New York in South Florida and the I-4 corridor before you hit solid red Cuba Del Norte.