Republican Lawmaker Tells Worker Wanting Higher Minimum Wage To 'Get A Job'

A worker in Florida got an earful from Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL) on Wednesday when he asked the congressman to support a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour. "Jesse Jackson, Jr. is passing a bill around to increase the minimum

By David Edwards

07/05/12 01:35 pm

obtained by FLDemocracy. "Do you support that?"

"Probably not," Young replies.

"Ten bucks, that would give us a living wage," the constituent points out.

"How about getting a job?" Young snaps.

"I do have one, $8.50 an hour," the man insists.

"Why do you want that benefit?" Young grumbles. "Get a job."

"I do have a job, but it's not enough to get by on," the man explains as Young turns away.

In 2010, the Florida Republican voted for a cost-of-living pay increase for himself and other members of Congress. He currently makes the default yearly Congressional salary of $174,000.

(h/t: Think Progress)

Republican Lawmaker Tells Worker Wanting Higher Minimum Wage To 'Get A Job'

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