a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1761:"Finally, something I can agree with Obama on - his opposition to increasing the minimum wage. What was that, you say? Yes, Obama opposed the an automatic, mandatory increase of the minimum wage. <a href="http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/07/obama-opposes-min-wage-increase-in.html">In American Samoa</a>, that is:<br />
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<div>President Obama has signed into law legislation to freeze American Samoa's minimum wage until 2015. The president signed the bill Thursday, which delays a 50-cent increase that would have gone into effect in September.</div>
</blockquote>And why would he do such a thing:<br />
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<div>Employers and a government financial report have suggested automatic increases were harming the U.S. territory's economy.</div>
</blockquote>Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice. No, wait, I was thinking of the Super Friends. Meanwhile, back in the mainland:<br />
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<div>Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) and more than 100 of his House Democratic colleagues [of course] proposed legislation last Thursday that would boost the minimum wage over three years from $7.25 to just under $10 an hour.</div>
</blockquote>I'm sure our newly enlightened president will veto this as well. Ha! No, of course not. Obama's job is to get reelected, not protect and defend the United States against enemies and economic disasters (such as himself). His best chance to get reelected is to make a show of helping the &quot;little people&quot;. Just because his solutions don't help them, and hurt the job creators to boot, is a bonus to the elite leftists current applying the brakes to our economy. <br />
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I think that is a double word score in Obama's version of &quot;Scrabble&quot;...<br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}