Terri Lynn Land
Add Michigan's Terri Lynn Land to the list of Republican candidates who don't have the nerve to argue for a lower minimum wage in their own states, but also don't think there should be any federal minimum wage at all. Responding to a questionnaire asking if she supported raising the minimum wage, Land began with some blah blah blah about how she supported the Republican move to raise Michigan's minimum wage a tiny amount, a move that only happened to keep a much larger increase from getting a ballot vote in November. So that was a bold stand, supporting the current law, and the fact that it kept her from facing voters who'd turned out to vote for a higher wage. Land concluded with this:
As a general rule, I believe this issue should be handled by the states, not the federal government.
So Terri Lynn Land believes there should be no federal floor on wages. However low politicians in any given state think they can get away with pushing down wages, that should be fine and dandy. Bear in mind that Land is seeking election to the United States Senate, a part of the federal government that she doesn't think should be involved in the issue of the minimum wage. In translation, if elected to the Senate, Land will not be voting to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
Michigan should have a senator who supports a higher minimum wage. Please give $3 to elect Gary Peters.
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Land is just the latest Republican to oppose the federal minimum wage. Iowa's
Joni Ernst also thinks states should be allowed to go as low as they want, and Wisconsin Gov.
Scott Walker thinks the minimum wage doesn't "serve a purpose."