During today’s @SmallBizCmte hearing, I spoke about the devastation of artificially raising the min. wage: destroying businesses & eliminating millions of entry-level jobs. Don't take it from me, hear from a local bar manager about how this would damage her career. #TwoWithTim

Feb 3, 2021 · 4:43 PM UTC

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Maybe you should have voted on the Min Wage Act that has been in the Senate since July 2019? You had the time for your say.
15 dollars over 4 yrs. It is approximately 10 dollars now. There response has no merit.
Well she can join her employees who are living at poverty level.
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Replying to @SenatorTimScott
Should be a scale based on cost of living. It’s not rocket science!
Replying to @SenatorTimScott
“The best evidence is that judiciously set minimum wages make a lot of sense. They raise earnings, reduce individual and family poverty, and have no measurable negative effects on employment,” said David Autor, an economics professor at MIT nbcnews.com/business/economy…
Replying to @SenatorTimScott
I've never seen someone kill their career for financial gain with such blatant disregard for those he "says" He took the job to protect and for his mother's dream. Was your dream to keep ppl in poverty? #TimScott
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Black man puts foot on necks of many other black men. @SenatorTimScott
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