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 wage to 10 bucks an hour," the man tells Young in a video 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)
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