Does He Or Doesn’t He?

In a recent appearance on MSNBC, Mr. Santorum approved raising the minimum wage, but only enough to allow it to apply to about 7 percent of the workforce.  He affirmed that whatever was needed to hit that mark should be done, but …

That but is where the legerdemain kicks in.  Mr. Santorum finished by observing that, should an economic crisis occur, raising the minimum wage might not be warranted.  He gave, however, no explanation as to what constitutes an economic crisis.

If you’re one of the 70 percent of Americans who want to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10, call, email, and write to every public official you can think of in support of that raise.  Citizens United notwithstanding, if we work together, we still have colossal power.

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Michele Petrovsky is the Webmaster at Tools4Change, Author of “Cathedral or Bazaar?  Fix Higher Education – Teach by the Seat of Your Pants ,”  “Donkey Dharma,” and “Quick Guide to Linux.” Petrovsky resides in Glen Mills, Pa.

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