Democrats Options

[knucklehead]

If you didn't read this on CNN yet, this is a new thread in response to that "Congress getting richer" thread I posted.

I'm not a democrat, but I do admire them for this and didn't expect it at all. I just hope they stick to it. After all the shit republicans have pulled recently, I don't even wanna be republican anymore. Doing things like this is what it's all about, whether they're really just vying for public opinion or not.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A week after the GOP-led Senate rejected an increase to the minimum wage, Senate Democrats on Tuesday vowed to block pay raises for members of Congress until the minimum wage is increased.

"We're going to do anything it takes to stop the congressional pay raise this year, and we're not going to settle for this year alone," Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said at a Capitol news conference.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/27/con...wage/index.html

[celebritygooner]

i guess yes its possible for these people to save and eventually move up in the world, but you have to realize that not only are they having to save for the future, but also accrue enough to pay back what they owe now, which could be a whole lot depending on medical bills and such.

yes if everyone started with a clean slate tomorrow im sure many more people could make min wage work for them if they had to. but how many people really have a clean slate?

Spectrix, I was agreeing with you ... sorry for not being confrontational enough ... I forgot this is THE INTERNET.

kc, it's a sad fact of life, but not everybody GETS to "eventually move up in the world" ... two generations ago, it was called "hoping my kids have more than me" ... but pre-approved credit cards and buy now pay later and 24-hour advertising and good old fashioned human greed have tried to convince us that we'll all be millionaires and rock stars and live the American Dream. that's why it's a dream ... it's an ideal ... it just doesn't always work that way, particularly for those who are uneducated and probably irresponsible.