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LiberalArkie

(16,500 posts) Tue Nov 10, 2015, 04:38 PM Nov 2015

Alan Simpson Slams 'Hypocrite' Companies For Making Billions While Opposing $15 Min. Wage

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) called out wealthy companies and conservative leaders as hypocrites over the weekend for refusing to support a $15 minimum wage even though corporations showed billions in profits each year.

Speaking to KULR in an interview that aired on Sunday, Simpson said that he had learned from visiting college campuses that young Americans were not interested in voting on traditional Republican social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage.

"They're very serious people and they don't care about the social issues," he noted. "Gay-lesbian issues are not even on their screen, and they're very accepting of others, which is great, I think."

According to Simpson, young people saw abortion as a "deeply intimate and person decision."

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Alan Simpson Slams 'Hypocrite' Companies For Making Billions While Opposing $15 Min. Wage (Original Post) LiberalArkie Nov 2015 OP

Wow. I actually agree with Simpson for once. denverbill Nov 2015 #1

Right, almost scary w0nderer Nov 2015 #3

Thanks LiberalArkie :) missed this one w0nderer Nov 2015 #2

Well, I get around being a data junkie, I end up putting things I find where they seem to fit. LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #4

well, welcome welcome and yep it fits great here w0nderer Nov 2015 #5

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

1. Wow. I actually agree with Simpson for once.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 05:17 PM

Nov 2015

Sure didn't like him much after Bowles-Simpson and the grand bargain to slash Social Security.

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

3. Right, almost scary

Reply to denverbill (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 05:31 PM

Nov 2015

when a R makes more liberal sense than some "D's" i know

Be interesting to see if he'll switch flags or if he'll use it to 'promote fake flag to youngsters for R'

welcome to the group

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

2. Thanks LiberalArkie :) missed this one

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 05:27 PM

Nov 2015

Did the rep have a change of politics or is he just keeping his eyes open? either way even with an (R) i'm glad to see one more person noticing

seems he toured colleges and picked the brains of students, what a novel concept of getting their opinions :-p

btw welcome to the group (i think i missed welcoming you in simple recipes thread)

LiberalArkie

(16,500 posts)

4. Well, I get around being a data junkie, I end up putting things I find where they seem to fit.

Reply to w0nderer (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 05:32 PM

Nov 2015

Being retired and living off SS, I started looking in here also.

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

5. well, welcome welcome and yep it fits great here

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 05:56 PM

Nov 2015

i was going to post the $15 fastfood protests

kinda should be all our business both working poor (and retired poor) and everyone else too

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