What could go wrong? Bernie Sanders floats wage challenge for Congress, awakens elephant in room

Doug P. | 1:34 PM on February 22, 2017

Senator Bernie Sanders is thinking out loud again, and exploring possible methods for convincing Congress to increase the minimum wage. Here’s one idea Sanders is considering:

I wonder how many members of Congress would vote to raise the minimum wage if they were forced to live on $7.25 an hour for a year.

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 22, 2017

First of all, the obligatory “reality checks” that often must accompany Sanders’ ideas:

No one is forced to live on $7.25 an hour.
They are, however, forced to pay taxes on that $7.25 per hour… https://t.co/7romufBGkq

— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) February 22, 2017

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https://twitter.com/CommonSenser1/status/834455029109121028

The idea that opposition to minimum wage hikes comes from being discompassionate is populist nonsense. https://t.co/68xZLPZyZD

— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) February 22, 2017

I wonder how many members of Congress would vote for #FullRepeal of #Obamacare if they were being ruined by skyrocketing premiums like me. https://t.co/QIqHA9p1mw

— Restive Rabble (@RestiveRabble) February 22, 2017

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