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MasterJedi
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« on: August 16, 2006, 07:26:38 PM »

Wage Enforcement Bill


1. This bill will only apply in the District of Columbia and in federal territories which do not form part of any region.
2. The minimum wage shall be set at $7.20 per hour.
3. The federal territory minimum wage shall be indexed annually to the Consumer Pricing Index (CPI).
4. Any employer found to be paying any of his employees below the minimum wage shall be sentenced to a prison term of up to five years, depending on the severity of the offense, and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
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« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2006, 07:57:43 AM »
I hereby open up the final vote on this bill. Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.


Quote from: Senator MasterJedi, PPT on August 16, 2006, 07:26:38 PM
1. This bill will only apply in the District of Columbia and in federal territories which do not form part of any region.
2. The minimum wage shall be set at $7.20 per hour.
3. The federal territory minimum wage shall be indexed annually to the Consumer Pricing Index (CPI).
4. Any employer found to be paying any of his employees below the minimum wage shall be sentenced to a prison term of up to five years, depending on the severity of the offense, and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2006, 08:11:39 AM »
Although, in principle , a minimum wage of $7.20 is a rate I would most wholeheartedly support for the District of Columbia and the federal territories (and, indeed, all regions for that matter), given the reasons cited by Ernest, I have reservations as to its practicality

Therefore, the only option I have is to abstain on this Bill

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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2006, 10:05:48 AM »
Nay
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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2006, 12:03:57 PM »
As much as I would love to support this, Ernest has a point about how practical it is. Perhaps a rewrite is in order? Abstain.
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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2006, 03:10:35 PM »
Abstain
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« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2006, 03:14:00 PM »
Aye.
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« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2006, 03:52:23 PM »
This is the second bill that the Senate is beginning to reject because of a post by Ernest, yet no one offered any amendments.

You can't really expect me to cooperate with you people, can you?
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2006, 04:09:03 PM »
Quote from: Ebowed on August 21, 2006, 03:52:23 PM
You can't really expect me to cooperate with you people, can you?

Of course not because you don't want to. You're useless now.
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« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2006, 04:10:17 PM »

No, what's useless is that you still have about six thousand free trade bills remaining in the queue.
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« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2006, 04:11:43 PM »
Quote from: Ebowed on August 21, 2006, 04:10:17 PM

No, what's useless is that you still have about six thousand free trade bills remaining in the queue.

To prove you're useless.
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« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2006, 04:17:23 PM »
Quote from: Senator MasterJedi, PPT on August 21, 2006, 04:11:43 PM
Quote from: Ebowed on August 21, 2006, 04:10:17 PM

No, what's useless is that you still have about six thousand free trade bills remaining in the queue.

To prove you're useless.

OK, you can bring that up in the subsequent debates when making your case for free trade with Benin.
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« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2006, 07:58:31 AM »
It's 1-1-4, come on people, vote!
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« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2006, 01:28:57 PM »
abstain
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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2006, 06:17:53 AM »
Whilest I would support this for DC, I will not for the federal territories at large. Setting the same level of minimum wage in DC and the outlying territories is not good economic sense in the circumstances. Whilst I consider myself pro-minimum wage in principle, the particulars of this bill force me to vote Nay.
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« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2006, 07:25:14 PM »
Aye
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« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2006, 08:37:39 AM »
I change my vote to Nay.

So it's 2-3-4.
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