Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who is running for late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, defended her position in Monday night’s debate, calling for a $50 minimum wage. .
The host asked Lee to defend her call for a $50 per hour minimum wage during the event, noting that this is “seven times the current national minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.”
When I asked how that would be economically sustainable for small businesses, Mr. Lee was quick to point out that he has owned and operated small businesses for over 10 years and has created “hundreds of jobs, benefits, retirement benefits, [and] There are also medical benefits. ”
“I know what worker productivity means, and that means we need to make sure our employees are well taken care of and earn a living wage in the Bay Area,” Lee said. said. “I think that was United Way.” [that] More recently, the following report was published: [said] $127,000 for a family of four is barely enough to live on,” she said, pointing to another study that identified $104,000 as not enough for one person, essentially making them “unaffordable.” Because of the price crisis, they were classified as low-income.
She added:
So let’s do the math. Let’s do the math. Of course we have a national minimum wage and we need to raise it to a living wage. You’re talking about $20, $25, that’s fine, but you have to focus on what California needs and what the affordability factors are when calculating this. not. wage.
Mr. Lee was ultimately unable to answer questions.
fox 40 Note “At $50 an hour, your wages total $104,000 in one year.”
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Senate candidate Barbara Lee has a solution to inflation and high prices.
Raise the minimum wage to $50 an hour pic.twitter.com/H5Ema1pGY5
— End Wakeness (@EndWokeness) February 13, 2024
Her call drew derision from critics, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who asked, “Who wouldn’t pay $500 an hour?”
Why not $500 an hour? https://t.co/B4AyM8FyN7
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 13, 2024
“Okay, then $100 is fine.” $1,000? Why not raise the minimum wage to $1 billion an hour? Then we’ll all be richer than Elon Musk! ” said Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
“Economic illiteracy like Congressman Lee’s has been around for centuries. Any country that adopts it will become a dystopian nightmare,” he added, adding that other countries should: Stated.
Democrat Barbara Lee believes simply raising the minimum wage to $50 an hour will solve inflation and cost of living problems.
So what about $100? $1000? Why not raise the minimum wage to $1 billion an hour? Then we’ll all be richer than Elon Musk! https://t.co/pPvv24N6fB
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 13, 2024
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) wants to raise the federal minimum wage to $50 an hour. How many small business owners can afford to pay their employees that much?
— Todd Starnes (@toddstarnes) February 14, 2024
Poor Democrats – they don’t understand economics!#inflation
Democrat Barbara Lee is calling for a $50 minimum wage.pic.twitter.com/6PTtbvEOdv
— Linda Marie Robison (@lilo623) February 13, 2024
#barbara lee She tripled her idea of a $50 minimum wage. But she doesn’t have an answer for how sustainable that is for small businesses. Because it’s not sustainable.#CASenDebate
— Cristina Pascucci (@Pascucci2024) February 13, 2024
As detailed in Breitbart Business Digest, Lee’s call comes as inflation is raging again and shows no signs of easing anytime soon.
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