Comments by "Sandy Weld" (@65minimom) on "Bernie Introduces $15 Minimum Wage Legislation" video.

  1. Robert Patterson, me too! My college tuition was $400 a year in 1967. My mother was a widow so I worked summers & p/t winter, paid all my expenses, lived at home - public transportation was readily available so didn't need a car.
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  2. TurdFurgeson571 - so vote GREEN! If all those citizens who didn''t vote last time, got off their butts, Greens would have a shot at winning.
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  3. Turd...you are right but what are the choices? ONLY a massive unexpected turn out by voters for Green Party could change things. I wish Bernie would run Green - if he switched now it would cause such a stir that MSM would have to cover it - most Americans favor the Green New Deal & know dems will never offer it. Independents lose, can't get support to run in every state
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  4. discorperted - what were we thinking? maybe we wanted marriage to be a choice not a means to survive? or we wanted love not indentured servitude? or we wanted to use our gifted I.Q.s to make a contribution to the world? like university, careers - shame on us for thinking! If you had a healthy ego you would be grateful to have an equal partner in life!
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  5. Turdfurgeson571 why? look at the practicality of running as an independent! YOU LOSE. Look what they did to him last time, only magnify it by 1mm.
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  6. Chris Carbaugh, sorry for that, no fun. Often there are extenuating circumstances for families that keep them down, esp illness both phys & MH. It affects kids, legacy
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  7. darren, good idea, please get sterilized
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  8. 12jminv why they need to be regulated - FDR was right
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  9. austin on a national basis
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  10. There are 2 issue that concerns me minimum wage increase - this could hurt small business so perhaps mandate should apply to only those companies employing 50+ Also I have a problem with a h.s. kid working summers making same wage as daddy. This needs to be addressed. I think in order to receive $15, you must be 18, possess either h.s.diploma or GED. What about seniors on soc security? When will we get a REAL cost of living raise? Most of us have been seriously affected by recession of '08, lost jobs, retirement & equity in homes Many lost years of income raising children, got divorced or worked minimum wage jobs . So are we the NEW poor? How fair is that? So why not pay seniors the difference between benefit & $15 an hr based on a 40 hr work week? IF total income from SSI, investments & p/t work is less than $2,400 per month. Still not living large but manageable. ON POSITIVE SIDE FOR WORK FORCE, seniors will be able to quit or do volunteer work or be able to take of health. So this creates more jobs for those working full time or college kids. PLus a relief for tax payers, because we will no longer require EBT, fuel & other assistance. What about handicapped, cancer patients, etc? Last SSI raise also raised medicare so we had less to live on. Healthcare is the biggest bite. Medicare is great if you are healthy but most have at least minor issues that require prescriptions, specialist & tests. Dental is not covered at all. TAP the CAP so we can live with dignity. There would be plenty of money if everyone paid SSI on every dollar earned.
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  11. Kevin James, where do you live? or did you read an article telling you this? if so post your sources please.
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