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"I do not support a livable wage,"
"I do not support a livable wage"
Karen Handel
Georgia GOP House candidate: 'I do not support a livable wage'
The Republican candidate in Georgia's special House election on Tuesday said she does not support a livable wage.
“This is the difference between being a liberal and a conservative. I do not support a livable wage," Karen Handel said during a debate with Democrat Jon Ossoff.
“What I support is making sure that we have an economy that is robust with low taxes and less regulation,” she added.
Handel was responding to Ossoff's remark that Americans are having trouble "making ends meet" and deserve a livable wage if they are working 40 hours a week.
Handel and Ossoff are facing off in a June 20 runoff to replace former Rep. Tom Price, who left the House to become President Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services.
The district has long been under GOP control, but polls have shown a tight race, with a number of them showing Ossoff in the lead.
Election analysts say Ossoff winning would portend well for Democrats in 2018, when they will try to win back control of the House.
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We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: "I do not support a livable wage,"
Ok, so we don't support a livable wage, but we want to make sure we have a robust economy with low taxes and less regulation?
I'm interpreting that as supporting a robust economy for the top 1% of the population ....... and the rest of us, well, we're on our own, I guess. Thanks, Karen.
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Re: "I do not support a livable wage,"
No, Fred. After the wealthy save money on taxes, and businesses no longer have to comply with regulations safeguarding workers, or the air and water, that money will,,,,,,,,,what's the word,,,,,, oh yes, trickle down to the rest of us.
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We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: "I do not support a livable wage,"
Oh, I forgot. That swell 'trickle down' economics thing that we've been traveling down for 30+ years (implemented by Ronald Reagan) has been working so well. Why change? Let's just put it on steroids.
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Re: "I do not support a livable wage,"
A true idiot statement if I have ever heard one.
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