Man Told to 'Get a Job' Responds to Congressman Young
Andrew "Pepe" Kovanis was told by Rep. C.W. Bill Young to 'get a job,' when he asked the Congressman from Florida if he will support raising the minimum wage to $10.
The following is a letter to the editor from Andrew Pepe Kovanis, whose conversation with the Congressman is on a YouTube video that's gotten more than 60,000 views. As seen widely on the Internet, on July 4, I asked Congressman Bill Young a simple question: Would he support raising the Minimum Wage to support working families. I was shocked when he rudely responded with "Get a job!" I have worked ALL of my adult life while simultaneously putting myself through school at the University of South Florida. I've worked as a painter, a server, a customer service rep, a barista, and a landscaper always making close to minimum wage. After earning my Bachelor's degree I entered the worst job market this country has seen since the Great Depression…
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11:06 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
If one does a diligent research into the percentages : income versus cost of goods, cars, houses, electric etc. you'd find the same thing I discovered - Every time wages increased so would "cost of living". The housing bubble burst because it far exceeded the other percentages. The greatest problem this good Earth has is trying to support populations of people who wil not control their own "rat-… more ›