Ted Kennedy Champions the Minimum Wage

On January 25th, 2007, Ted Kennedy let his frustrations over the minimum wage show. After endless debate over an increase, Ted Kennedy spoke on the delay in an impassioned fashion.

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[SuperEvilC]

RIP SENATOR!

[pakmunsu]

That was awesome. Ted Kennedy is an icon and one of my favorite senators.

[jayda5956]

this is worst argument for a raise in minimum wage I have ever heard...

[cracks21229]

Teddy kicked ass. The greatest president we never had.

[cracks21229]

The GOP thinks we should base our minimum wage on what the Chinese pay or else we'll never "compete". The GOPers also want us to reduce our regulations to what China allows. Got to keep those corporate cunts happy.

[KrisMTL]

@rasl04 I'm trying to figure out why you are raging so much about the business aspect. My dad owned a business, it was tough as hell, I won't discount that fact at all. But why are you complaining about paying your employees over minimum wage? If it gets you so pissed to be compassionate, then fire them all and replace them with minimum wage employees.

[KrisMTL]

RIP, a king among men.

[rasl04]

@nfwvideo ..

You don't have a problem with the minimum wage because you don't pay it.

I also pay above the minimum wage. But for those that do, the entry level jobs, this is an added expense. It appears painfully obvious that Kennedy has no understanding of basic economics which doesn't surprise me as nobody in DC does.

[nfwvideo]

funny i run a business (sub contractor for a medical supply company) and we pay our workers 11 hr to start there is 5 of us we are a small business and have no problem with minimum wage going up, y u may ask because we see that the cost of living and doing business goes up all the time if im to pay 2 bucks an hr to someone im going to get a brainless crack head that wont work hard its in my companies benfit to pay well for good help may i ask what u do and how u pay?

[rasl04]

Another example is this nfwvideo. Unable to debate, he leaves messages in my mailbox and cries, "liar, liar pants on fire."

I do enjoy his comments. It's a sign of someone who is losing and falling apart. Sad, but enjoyable, nonetheless.

[rasl04]

Getitrightforachange...

i hear you. All these kiddies and their college theories. None have ever ran a business and so they take their University theories and try to force them on business owners and then wonder why we have to lay people off or simply not hire