This is What Pisses Me Off About The Democrats

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We've had a minimum wage since 1938 and we still have poverty. Raising the minimum wage has done nothing to decrease poverty, because inflation continues to burn up the purchasing power of the minimum wage. Government welfare programs have nothing to decrease poverty either. We've just got a bunch of poor people living off the pittance they get sent to them each month. What I believe has empowered workers and led to the rise of the American middle class is unionization. Instead of employees whining about low wages and asking the government to raise their pay to a still unlivable level, why not unionize and do something for themselves? Wal-Mart isn't going to do much business if all their employees are on strike. This process brings management and workers to the table to negotiate a reasonable wage. America became a great nation due individuals striving to attain success for themselves, not by waiting for the government to take care of them.