Clinton: I’ll fight for the modern family

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12. Hey, Hill! Strongly endorsing a $15 hour minimum wage is where you should start!

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She won't commit to supporting $15/hour minimum wage because, you know, the cost of living varies across the country. OK. So with a 38 hour week - cause the corporate assholes won't hire people for 40 hours because then they'd have to include benefits, sick time, paid vacation, health insurance, etc., in the pay package - so a 38 hour week X $15/hour is a whopping $570 a week.

Based on 4.3 weeks per month, that's a magnanimous $2,450/month - before federal, state anand local income taxes,or FICA withholding, with NO health insurance, no paid sick time (and you could still lose your job if you don't show up because you or your kid falls ill).

So, apparently, if you are fortunate to live in say, Bumfu*k, Oklahoma or Outer Armpit, Arkansas, as opposed to NYC, LA, San Francisco or other urban areas with sky high housing costs, AND have no medical conditions, or car payments, auto repairs, dental or eyeglass costs, or student loan debt, AND then get paid the overwhelmingly magnanimous wage of $15 an hour, it will be "Oh, break out the caviar and champagne, no, make that chitlins' & moonshine, honey - we're livin' high on the hog now - we're on easy street for sure!"

Anyone who begrudges any worker ANYWHERE in this country from being paid a minimum wage of $15 an hour is so out of touch with financial realities, it's almost unbelievable.