The Set It and Leave it Alone Minimum Wage Act of 2015 (Signed)

[windjammer]

This is really reasonable.

[windjammer]

Abstain

[windjammer]

Aye.
I support ending intern's slavery.

[windjammer]

I think interns need to be compensated for their efforts, considering the increased expectations that students will have a number of such internships under their belt means long periods of time in the year where students are expected to work for nothing.

It's wrong.

However, I do think we can look at this differently ... I'll support the amendment, but I will propose my own to provide some flexibility to employers and interns, without ignoring that fundamental point that labor should be compensated.

AYE

I'm genuinely curious, I can"t wait for your proposal .

[windjammer]

Polnut? Could you explain?

[windjammer]

Well, I have to say it is a very good idea and I will support the amendment.

[windjammer]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

This bill will have to be tabled???

[windjammer]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

Dear god, with that, this bill will be able to stay on the floor .

[windjammer]

I move that the rules be suspended so that this bill is not tabled and we can continue to debate it.

Me too if this is not already clear .

I do hope a senator will ask the sponsorship of this bill!

[windjammer]

I would be willing to sponsor it but I'm pretty sure I can't do that until after we've suspended the rules??

I think you can. The only rule that would have to be suspended would be the "the bill shall be withdrawn". Basically extending the time of the senators to ask for sponsorship for this bill.

Well, that's how I interpret the rules and what I would do if the senate decides to elect me as the speaker .

[windjammer]

As I always said, I don't understand why anyone should be paid less than the minimum wage. That would be a violation of the idea of a minimum wage.

[windjammer]

Like I've said, I fully support requiring private employers (like law firms) to pay the full minimum wage (in fact I've never heard of a law firm that does not compensate their student employees generously). But I know from experience that many of the unpaid internships I and friends had during college, where we were working for cash-strapped government offices or non-profit organizations, would simply not have existed at all if they had been required to pay us $15 an hour.

You really raise a good point Lief.

Hmmm, why not paying still paying them at the minimum wage ($15/hour), but the federal government subsidizes a part of it: like 33%???

[windjammer]

Well,
To clarify my position: I'm against lowering the minimum wage for some workers because that would go after the the principle of the "minimum wage". I'm however not opposed to help companies in order to hire people who have a lower productivity: the interns, the young people,...

So I would definitely support "tax credits" for the companies that want to hire interns.

[windjammer]

According to the senate rules, the bill should be withdrawn.

You must be logged in to read this quote.

However, Article IX, Section 2 allows me that:

You must be logged in to read this quote.

I hereby suspend this clause 7 of the rules, in order to allow Senator Lief to become sponsor of this bill. Senators have 36 hours to object.

[windjammer]

Without any objection, the rules have been suspended, letting Lief become the sponsor of this legislation.

[windjammer]

Dear god, that was Bore who was administering that and with all the messages and the suspension of the rules for the sponsorship, I totally forgot. My apology.

You must be logged in to read this quote.

Polnut's amendment has been adopted.

[windjammer]

Senators have 36 hours to object to TNF's amendment.

[windjammer]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

I offer this amendment. Any additions or clarifications other senators think are necessary would be welcome.

Senators, a vote is now open on talleyrand's amendment.

[windjammer]

Aye

[windjammer]

The result of the vote:
Aye (5): Hagrid, Cris, Talleyrand, Cranberry, Windjammer
Nay (2): Lief, TNF
Non voting (3): Griffin, Polnut, SWE

Talleyrand's amendment has been adopted.

[windjammer]

Senators have 36 hours to object.

[windjammer]

Senators, a vote is now open on Lief's amendment.
Please, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

[windjammer]

Aye, what Lief said.

[windjammer]

Lief's amendment has been adopted.
Senators have 24 hours to change their vote.

[windjammer]

Result of the vote:
Aye (7) : Hagrid, Cris, Lief, Talleyrand, Griffin, Polnut, Windjammer
Nay (1): TNF
Non voting (2): Cranberry, SWE

You must be logged in to read this quote.