Raise the Minimum Wage Already

Obama mentioned that we need to raise the minimum wage because at present, it's a poverty wage. Now, of course the Republicans will oppose raising it because of their utter contempt for workers. There are right wingers who think we should abolish it altogether. I guess the GOP and their rich buddies think 25 cent/hour is too much. These GOP bozos always bring out two talking points:

The Teenager talking point. In this one, the minimum wage job is an "entry level" job for teenagers. Meet reality. In the real world, good jobs disappear and minimum wage jobs are created - and adults are forced to take these worthless jobs because good jobs are not being created. Result? Teenagers are replaced by expierenced adults desperate for jobs! Why hire a teenager without any expierence when you can get an adult at the same price?

The "It's not meant to be a career" talking point. The problem is that in reality, it IS a "career" for more and more people! Anyone who has color, even if only in the summer, knows that "entry level" is exactly where you end up with that employer. "Entry level" is a synonym for minimum wage dead end. Unless you are a preferred relative of the owner, forget it. You are NEVER going to move up. Why don't white people get it?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by Year 2020 half of all jobs will be minimum wage jobs. Want a raise? Quit voting Republican! At your next job, the only way you'll get a raise will be when the minimum wage gets raised. If you still have a good job, your next one won't be. And the Republicans will filibuster your raise to death.