tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post115251392789683427..comments2024-03-28T09:13:04.373-04:00Comments on KIKO'S HOUSE: The U.S. Economy: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeShaun Mullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-1152624803872651852006-07-11T09:33:00.000-04:002006-07-11T09:33:00.000-04:00I will be delighted to drop the "feckless" moniker...I will be delighted to drop the "feckless" moniker as soon as the Democrats put some lead in their pencils. Maybe that will happen after Labor Day when the real campaigning begins, but so far I see no signs of that being in the offing.<BR/><BR/>The point is not how many times the Dems have brought up stuff in a Republican controlled legislature only to have it voted down. It is how they're going to get the GP to vote the Republicans down.Shaun Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-1152622925569289772006-07-11T09:02:00.000-04:002006-07-11T09:02:00.000-04:00Just so you know, the "feckless" Dems have already...Just so you know, the "feckless" Dems have already tried to bring up a minimum wage increase twice in the Senate, only to be voted down by the Republicans, who used their majority to make sure it didn't even get out of committee.Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749196664742324339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-1152517495420160592006-07-10T03:44:00.000-04:002006-07-10T03:44:00.000-04:00I like the idea a lot, the key words being "effect...I like the idea a lot, the key words being "effective" and "equitable." <BR/><BR/>It also gives shameless Republican lawmakers and others who don't give a damned about poor working stiffs an opportunity to help them without having to hold their noses and raise the federal minimum wage.Shaun Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-1152516247403051802006-07-10T03:24:00.000-04:002006-07-10T03:24:00.000-04:00How would you respond to the position that an expa...How would you respond to the position that <A HREF="http://blog.netesq.com/2006/06/problem-with-minimum-wage-laws.html" REL="nofollow">an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit</A> would be a much more effective and equitable way of helping the working poor than raising the minimum wage?Internet Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906270845603403770noreply@blogger.com