Biden's Plan to Raise the Minimum Wage
Heritage Explains
Heritage Podcast Network
4.7 • 847 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2021
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
What do you do if you want to make more money? Typically it’s up to you to make the case as to why your employer will benefit from paying you more. But now, President Biden and his cohorts of the left are pushing hard for a federal $15 minimum wage, regardless of skill level or value added to employers. This week, we talk about the devastating impact this would have on business owners and their employees, and how it's like throwing a ton of bricks on a sinking ship. These are the faces of a $15 minimum wage.
A $15 Federal Minimum Wage: An Anchor on Struggling Business
Virtual event on the consequences of a federal $15 minimum wage
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| 0:00.0 | From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Tim Desher, and this is Heritage Explains. |
| 0:19.5 | And this is Heritage Explains. |
| 0:30.0 | What do you do if you want to get paid more? |
| 0:32.7 | What do you have to prove? |
| 0:40.3 | Kubiggin Jr's character Rod Tidwell knew exactly what to do in the movie Jerry McGuire. Jerry? |
| 0:41.3 | Yeah, what can I do for you? |
| 0:44.3 | Show me the money. |
| 0:46.3 | Then of course, there's Don Sheetle and Al Pacino's discussion in the movie Oceans 13. |
| 0:53.3 | Mr. Back, do you know what Chuck Berry said every night before counting one, two, three, four? |
| 1:02.0 | What did he say? |
| 1:03.0 | Pay me my money. |
| 1:05.0 | Well, I'm sure my people will be... |
| 1:07.0 | In cash. |
| 1:08.0 | Cash. |
| 1:10.0 | I mean, come on. These guys knew exactly My people will be in cash. Cash. |
| 1:12.5 | I mean, come on. |
| 1:16.3 | These guys knew exactly how to get paid. |
| 1:21.1 | But let's face it, they were playing fictional characters. |
| 1:25.1 | What could that possibly have to do with us? |
| 1:28.3 | Well, a lot, actually. |
| 1:38.3 | Those outrageous clips demonstrate people knowing their value and then demanding to be paid for it. Typically, if you want to raise, go to your boss and give them a reason to pay you more. |
| 1:45.0 | But be prepared to tell them, what will you produce? |
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