There are companies out there that routinely steal money from their workers. The practice is called wage-theft, and it’s a lot more common than you might think. There should no question that companies who steal money from their employees should not be rewarded by our government, but Republicans just voted that they should.
Once again House Republicans prove that they have absolutely no interest in even pretending that they’re interested in looking out for the working class as opposed to the 1 percent that are lining their campaign coffers.
House GOP Votes Down Measure Aimed At Curbing Wage Theft:
Early Friday morning, House Republicans voted down a measure that would have discouraged the government from giving contracts to companies that have committed wage theft.
The Democratic-sponsored amendment to a funding bill would have denied taxpayer money to firms with documented wage violations while under government contract. The idea, championed by members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, was to make sure public dollars don’t go to companies with low-road labor practices…
Inserted from <Crooks and Liars>
Photo credit: The Stand
Keith Ellison explained the problem.
Because Republicans support rewarding government contractors, who steal money from their employees, while on government contract, with even more government contracts, your tax dollars will continue to fund wage theft. There is only one right way to reward Republicans for doing that. On November 4, pull the lever, just like you do when you flush.
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TY TC. Repuglicons doing what they do best again – can't say more – computer probs!
Hope they get fixed!!
Double take – you mean you hope Pat's problems get fixed? Or you hope Repuglicons get fixed so they can't reproduce? Or both?
Their idea of saving money is to steal it from workers and giving it to their millionaire cronies. Vote those damn Teapublicans out of office!
No one is running against my awful Representative except anothe Teapublican in the Primary. I think she's better than he is but I can't vote in a Republican Primary.
Please don't anyone faint – there was one small success this week on a different issue.
http://www.care2.com/news/member/101612212/3775454
Excellent!
Theft is sorta like graft, a RepubliCON way of life..and Thanks for the link Joanne!
Once again House Republicans prove that they are <Crooks and Liars>….
There should be an outcry by the mainstream media regarding this, but they are too busy with Benghazi. If those who are still voting Republican don't wake up to reality soon, the rest of us are going to have to give them some kind of wake up call. It boggles my mind that anyone who has to work for a living would EVER vote for one of them.
If Republicanus/Teabaggers ever thought of anyone other than themselves and their cronies, I think the sky would fall!
And damn, another incident of Harper following the Republicanus/Teabagger même . . . apparently Harper awarded a contract without even putting it out for bids as required.
I think Harper has his nose buried in a Kocdh's butt!
Thanks all. I'm in rush mode. 🙂