Senator Ron Johnson Thinks Wages Are Too High.
Lawmakers continue to show us how out of touch they are.
While there are a number of things regarding the Biden administration that have left me frustrated, perhaps what bothered me most was the administration’s decision to ultimately abandon the $15 minimum wage. While some have attempted to defend him and insist that he really does want a desperately needed $15 minimum wage, there’s certainly reason to be skeptical considering the two senators from his own state voted against it. Given that reality, one either has to come to the conclusion that he doesn’t want it, or he simply does not care. Nevertheless, comments coming from GOP lawmakers concerning American wages have been arguably even worse than one would expect.
While Democrats like Biden don’t seem to really care about a $15 minimum wage, GOP Senator Ron Johnson is arguing that wages are too high. An article by Peter Wade in Rolling Stone details an interview with Ron Johnson, who raised concerns that the wages rising “too quickly” is going to lead to inflation. Interesting, considering Senator didn’t have a word to say about inflation when the federal reserve was simply printing money to hand over to the banks at the height of the pandemic.
