Jack Kingston: “today the Democrats say goodbye to 500,000 jobs, according to the Federal Reserve, which is what the impact of…”

“today the Democrats say goodbye to 500,000 jobs, according to the Federal Reserve, which is what the impact of increasing the minimum wage will be. That is no problem, though, because most of those folks will get on public benefits, which is exactly where the Democrats want them, right under the thumb of the Government so they can create dependency on the Government. Do my colleagues know who is on minimum wage? Sixty-six percent of the people are part-time workers. Thirty-nine percent of them are teenagers. Two percent are over 30 years old. And those who start with a minimum wage are making $6.05 an hour within 1 year. It is an entry-level wage. I started at minimum wage when I was 16 years old. I have worked minimum wage in the restaurant and the construction business. I learned skills, and as I learned them, I was paid more. That is how the private sector, the capitalistic free enterprise system, works. I am sorry there are so many people who lean with socialistic tendencies to government solutions to every possible problem that is out there. I say let the private sector get out there and compete. Let us save the jobs and cut out the talk about increasing the wage.”