John Freeman
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John Freeman
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My initial reaction is that there are some real people who will benefit from this, which is good, and I applaud the Republicans (24 of whom joined all 49 Democrats on the House floor in approving the bill). But it's only a partial step forward.
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Qualcomm is hedging its bets -- in case CDMA eventually gets killed off or loses out to OFDM.
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Since (then), that $5.15 an hour has lost a lot of purchasing power. It isn't sufficient income for families.
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The minimum wage was enacted in 1937 during the Great Depression and it has been increased 16 times. It's a well-established economic policy to help families.
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The real issue is how high does that threshold need to be.