Jay Dickey: “if the gentleman will yield, how much minimum wage do you think we…”

On the recordMay 1, 1996

if the gentleman will yield, how much minimum wage do you think we ought to have? $5? $10? Why would you stop? If there is a profit in the business under your theory, why stop at $25 an hour? I am serious about this. Where do you say, OK, I am not going to take any more from the employer, even though I have compassion for the man working 40 hours a week, where, say between $5 and $25? Why would you stop going up to $25 if you really had compassion for the employee?

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Jay Dickey

Arkansas

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Discussing the implications of minimum wage increases during a debate.

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Jay Dickey: “if the gentleman will yield, how much minimum wage do you think we ought to have? $5? $10? Why would you stop? If there…”

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