Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Obama Pushes 'The Right Thing' For Workers: Paid Leave, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/20/obama-paid-leave-sotu_n_6489552.html DUE 26 JAN 2015. Discuss President Obama's rationale for pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and pay equity during the State of the Union address. How will this help the economy? Why are Republicans opposed to these measures?? If President Obama wants these things done, how will he do it? Why??
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With the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Obama once again called out for a raise in the standards of the American workplace. Obama made comments such as, “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers" and "“To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it" to support his stance on pushing paid leave and raising the minimum wage. These are not new concepts brought up by the president however, two years ago, the Democratic party requested a raise in the minimum wage to $10.10. He also claims that paid sick leave won on the ballot last year, yet nothing has been done. Obama feels that implementing these policies has been proven well deserved by our nations people and will eventually help the economy as more and more people go out and spend money, causing the system to circulate. Congress has not done their job and refuses to pursue or pass anything Obama and his team have to offer. Republicans are opposed to such measures because they generally dislike Obama's place in office and support other ideas. If President Obama wants these things done, he will need to be creative, and do things such as accounting tricks to get around the system. “He realizes Congress is never going to work with him,” said Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank. “It’s clear -- it’s absolutely clear -- so if things are going to get done, he has to do them by himself".
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ReplyDeletePresident Obama states “We need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn’t halt the progress we’re making.” He realizes that we are the only nation that doesn’t have paid leave for sick days and maternity. If minimum wage increases it will become $10.10 under federal contracts. This will help the economy because those in highly condensed areas would benefit the most. A lot of money would be placed in the economy and save billions in taxpayer dollars. The minimum wage would help family incomes of single parent homes. It is said that Republicans are opposed to these measures because minimum wage would result in job losses. Republicans believe that raising minimum wage would damage everything from small businesses to teens looking for part- time jobs. President Obama will take matters into his own hands if these things don’t get done. He plans to use executive power and veto when there is something he disagrees with.
ReplyDeleteThis article is about Obama's statement of wanting to embrace that the federal government can and should raise baseline standards inside the American workplace. President Barack Obama is pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity during the State of the Union address. Obama said, "Today, we’re the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers. Forty-three million workers have no paid sick leave." By hearing this, I believe that his rationale towards is to try and implement this new law in order to help create peace. The article also states that the president's paid leave push underscores a basic divide with the GOP House and Senate. Instead of mandates on employers, the Congress is placing legislation that would deregulate industries rather than regulate them. Barack Obama's rationale on minimum wage is that it has already been tried to be done previously by the Democrats about two years ago. He says, “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it,” the president said. “If not, vote to give millions of the hardest-working people in America a raise.” This shows that he strongly believes it would be best for the US community to have a raise. This would allow families to live without being so worried about being tight on money. He also believes that people should be paying equity. He believes that all of this would help pay women fairly and legally. Right now, women are being paid less than their male counterparts. People claim that it is 2015 and people should be having equal rights. This will help the economy because people will not be so tight on money and will be more willing to spend their money which will in return help any debt. Republicans are opposed to these measures because they are not on Obama's side being a democratic. They have their own separate opinions and beliefs. If Obama wants to make any of these laws happen, he would need to address them in a way that both the Democratic and Republican side would adhere to. They must compromise in order to make a law efficient.
ReplyDeleteOn January 20, 2015 President Obama had the State of the Union Address that evening. During the speech, President Obama called out about having raises for the American workplace. He is wanting for workers have paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity even more so he is pushing it even more during his speech on last Tuesday night. Obama stated “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers,” and “And since paid sick leave won where it was on the ballot last November, let’s put it to a vote right here in Washington. Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. It’s the right thing to do.” From what he said, I interpreted it as he wanting to have everyone together without war and everyone is at peace. For his supporting state for paid leave and raise minimum wage President Obama says “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it,” Also, President Obama said that a minimum wage of $10.10 was put forward two years ago, but not everyone has followed and raised it. Having this raise will help millions of families in need and for them to live without worrying about money and for them to go into a big debt boat. It will also help get women to get paid equally to men for what women’s jobs are. Republicans oppose his ideas and the measures because they don’t like Obama from the beginning and don’t want to support what he does. Since they are two different party’s they have different viewpoints and opinions on what is important and what’s not. If President Obama wants to make anything happen, he has to do it all alone or else nothing will happen. Or he can try to manipulate the system and work it somehow for it to work out.
ReplyDeleteLast Tuesday, President Obama had his State of the Union address. He talked about different issues, including paid leave, increased minimum wage, and paid equity. President Obama’s rationale for pushing these things is because “we need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn’t halt the progress we’re making. We need to do more than just do no harm.” Obama wants to improve conditions for the lower and middle class so that they have the opportunity to become successful in the economy. By implementing paid leave, raised minimum wage, and paid equity, more people would be willing to work and they would have more money in their pockets to spend. When people are sick or if they are on leave for approved reasons, they’re struggling to financially survive. Giving workers paid leave and improving the minimum wage will not only give people more money to spend in the economy, but it was also lead to happier employees. Republicans are opposed to these measures because they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease the amount of jobs that are available for teens and adults. Also, considering that he is a Democrat and they are on opposing sides, Republicans don’t want to support Obama in anyway. If Obama wants these things to be put into action, then he is going to need to strategize and try to make American’s (of any party) believe that these changes will benefit the economy as a whole. He will need to do this because without making Americans want these changes, nobody will be willing to help and fight for them.
ReplyDeleteWith the State of Union address, President Obama advances that the federal government is able to and should raise the standards in the workplace. He feels that raising the minimum wage and equal gender pay will help the economy stabilize and move forward from the place we are now. President Obama wants to establish rules governing how the economy works for everyday working people; he states “today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers.” While instituting the new minimum wage to $10.10 for workers under federal contracts, it is the goal to give workers closure with the fact that they don’t have to constantly worry about not making enough to support their families and homes, “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it”. Republicans continue to go against the ideas portrayed by Obama for their dislike towards him since the beginning of his presidency. They have continued to block the bill from passing in both chambers while also remaining seated during the conference held Tuesday. If President Obama wishes to go forth and get these things done, he is going to have to work harder and strategize in order to get those from both parties to on his stance. He realizes that Congress is never going to work or agree with him, and use all of the tools available to him in order to make his ideas a reality for the people.
ReplyDeletePresident Barack Obama pushed for the implementation of paid leave, a rise in the minimum wage, and pay equity in the State of the Union Address. His rationale for pushing for paid leave is that it would significantly help those on the bottom of the U.S. economic ladder. President Obama says “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers” and believes that we should implement a bill that would give every American the right to earn seven days of paid leave. He says that this is “the right thing to do”, making his rationale based on morality. His rationale for pushing for the increase of the minimum wage is that it is ridiculous to believe that one can work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year. His rationale for pushing for pay equity across both genders is that he believes that men and women should get equal pay for equal work. This would help the economy because it would secure the economic standing of those low-wage workers who need time off due to sickness, it would enable the lower class to better support their families with higher set wages, and it would ensure of gender equality among men and women by ensuring they receive equal pay for equal work. This in turn would result in the spending of more money among the lower class and women, which would boost the economy as more money is circulating through the economy. Republicans are opposed to these measures because they believe in the deregulation of businesses. Supporting these policies would place grater regulations on businesses. If President Obama wants to get things done, he will have to use his executive power to implement the laws he can. This is so because the entire House of Representatives is dominated by the Republican Party, and therefore would make it impossible to pass any bill of legislation that the Republican Party disagrees with.
ReplyDeleteLast Tuesday, President Obama hosted the State of the Union address, and one of the major topics he spoke about was minimum wage. From the general topic, he spoke about specifics, such as paid leave, increasing the minimum wage, and paid equality. Obama feels that if the minimum wage is raised to something more feasible for living off of, then in time it will help the economy stabilize and more towards a brighter future. Paid leave and paid equality will be a huge benefit for people, especially those who are sick, leaving work for mandatory reasons (pregnancy, medical conditions, etc.) and generally for people who aren’t able to financially support themselves on the minimum wage they are receiving now. Raising the minimum wage will result in happier employees, new job opportunities, and a growing economy. Republicans are completely against Obama’s attempts to help citizens with the minimum wage issues. For republicans, they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease the amount of jobs available for teenagers and adults. If Obama wants to succeed in any way dealing with the republicans over the minimum wage issue, he will need to work harder and strategize in order to get the opposing party on his side. He needs to show the Republicans that increasing the wage is beneficial in the long-term, and will help out millions of Americans.
ReplyDeleteObama is trying to push for paid leave because it will allow workers to stay home while sick or helping a sick family member and not be scared of losing pay. He's pushing to increase minimum wage because as he said in his speech “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it." Obama is trying to press for equal pay wage because he understands that women are being paid less then men and it's just wrong. All these things will help the economy because once people are getting more money they'll spend more. Also, it will decrease the amount of discouraged workers. All Republicans are opposed to these because it helps the middle class and minorities and not the one percent. Also they just don't want to agree with Obama. Since Obama wants these things done he'll have to do it himself since the republicans are so against him.
ReplyDeleteOn January 20th, President Obama had his State of the Union address. He talked about different issues, including paid leave, increased minimum wage, and paid equity. President Obama’s rationale for pushing these things is because we need to set our sights higher than just making sure the government doesn’t halt the progress that we’re trying make. He is wants workers to have paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity even more so he is pushing it even more. Obama wants to improve conditions for the lower and middle class so that they have the opportunity to become successful in the economy. By creating a paid leave, a raised minimum wage, and a paid equity, more people would be willing to work and they would have more money in their pockets to spend which would also boost up the economy even more. President Obama said that a minimum wage of $10.10 was put forward two years ago, but not everyone has followed and raised it. Having this raise will help millions of families in need and for them to live without worry so they don't have to go into debt. Republicans are opposed to these ideals because they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease the amount of jobs that are available for teens and adults. Also, because he is a Democrat and they are on opposing sides, Republicans don’t want to support Obama in anyway. On top of that the Republicans didn't like Obama in the beginning anyway. If President Obama wants to get anything done, he's gonna have to do it by himself or else nothing will happen.
ReplyDeleteAs every other president, President Barack Obama gave his state of the union address last Tuesday. He spoke about multiple topics, one being raising the minimum wage. He also discussed equal paid for equal jobs and paid leave. He states “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it". He's really pushing this topic because there needs to be change and we all know it. Having put these issues to work to fix them, it will definitely help the economy. Right now, all those people who work hours and hours and still don't even get paid enough money to feed their families, well, they don't spend money because they don't have the money to spend. If we put more money in their pockets, they will have the money to spend and businesses will grow. Resulting in a moving economy. Republicans simply don't care about anyone but themselves. As long as they have money, they want everyone else to be miserable. President Obama will have to use his executive powers to be able to put his laws into work. The Republicans will not help him, they will do everything in their power to stop him, and for the next 2 years, they will be doing the same thing that has been done for the last 6 years...nothing.
ReplyDeleteDuring the State of the Union address, President Obama discussed the topics of pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and pay equity. He believes that we shouldn't accept an economy that doesn't work for the majority. He believes that the government should provide more assistance instead of just being idle and not helping at all. Another one of his beliefs are that the minimum wage now isn't reasonable. It's not enough to live off of and we should raise it to ensure that people are getting the money that they need. To make a long story short, he is trying to establish all of these policies because he believes that people deserve equal opportunities as long as they work for it. If you're giving the people the chance to make more money, more people will strive to try to get paid. Also, if the minimum wage was raised, people would have more money to spend which will fuel the economy as well. Republicans are opposed to this simply because President Obama is a Democrat and they refuse to work with him. So if he wants to get anything done, he has to do it himself.
ReplyDeleteOn January 20, 2015 President Obama had the State of the Union Address. He spoke about having raises for the American workplace during his speech. He wants to raise the minimum wage,give workers paid leave, and he is pushing the idea of paying more equit. Obama stated “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers, ..And since paid sick leave won where it was on the ballot last November, let’s put it to a vote right here in Washington. Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. It’s the right thing to do.” To support his argument for paid leave and raising minimum wage President Obama said “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it." He said that a minimum wage of $10.10 was established a few years ago but not everyone has complied. The raise in salary will benefit millions of families and they will not have to work so many jobs just to make ends meet. Republicans oppose his measures because they dislike Obama and don't want to be seen agreeing with any of his policies even if they are good. If President Obama wants to get things done he will have to deny every bill that the republicans make in order to make them help him. This will help them reach a common ground.
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ReplyDeletePresident Obama spoke about pushing for paid maternity and sick leave very strongly. He stated that the United States is the only advanced country in the world that does not pay employees for maternity or sick leave and he wants to change this issue quickly. An estimated 39 percent of private-sector workers, most of them in lower-wage industries like food and retail, are not guaranteed paid sick days. If we pay workers for these sick and maternity leave days, it would greatly benefit workers on the lower end of the U.S. economy . Obama also wants to raise the minimum wage because he believes that no one should have to live on only $15,000 a year. People cannot afford much of anything when living that kind of lifestyle. The President even remarked, “If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it.” He really wants to push Congress to raise the minimum wage because he knows that people need money to survive. And the last issue is about the Paycheck Fairness Act, which gave women equality in the workplace with equal pay as men who work the same job. The President said, “This Congress still needs to pass a law that makes sure a woman is paid the same as a man for doing the same work. Really. It’s 2015. It’s time.” These different measures will help the economy because it will put more money in circulation and people with lower incomes will be able to afford a little more. Republicans are opposed to these measures because they believe in the business side of things. They have completely opposing views from Obama and they simply do not support anything he says. If President Obama wants to implement all of these measures, then he will have to them himself. He will have to use executive action to get the ball rolling on all legislation that he wishes to propose. He will have to do this because Congress, which is mostly Republican, will deny and disregard the laws that Obama wants to pass.
President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address Tuesday night to advance a philosophy he’s increasingly embraced over the past year -- that the federal government can and should raise baseline standards inside the American workplace. President Obama is pushing for a mandate that employers offer sick leave would largely benefit workers on the bottom rung of the U.S. economic ladder. An estimated 39 percent of private-sector workers, most of them in lower-wage industries like food and retail, are not guaranteed paid sick days. He is also calling for a rise in minimum wage. These different measures will help the economy because it will put more money in circulation and people with lower incomes will be able to afford a little more. Republican are opposed because they are very capitalistic and believe in making it on your own. Obama plans on using executive power to get things done.- Sam Mohammed
ReplyDeleteObama stated "if you truly believe you could work full time and support your family on $15,000 a year go try it... If not vote to give millions of the hard working people in America a raise" Obama simply wants that employees everywhere in the United States are treated equally and fairly. He focused on allowing workers to be granted paid sick days, maternity/ paternity leaves, and equal pay for women. This benefits workers in ways that if they get a satisfying paycheck, they will be able to purchase goods unavailable to them, due to their precious low pay, which would also benefit the economy itself; their ability to buy more goods will increase business profit , eventually causing those businesses to hire more employees due to increase in demand. Republicans are opposed to this because they have entirely different views than Obama does, and are (simply put) against anything that is Obama. If the president truly wants to see change and succeed in his ambitions, he will have to take action without including congress's support which he most likely will never get.
ReplyDeleteThis past Tuesday night President Obama addressed the nation and touched on issue such as immigration, minimum wage, unemployment, taxes, and middle-class economics on top of many other subjects. Many say that in this address President Obama sounded more like he did while running as a candidate, and commend him for saying just what the democrats wanted to hear. But a major problem is that while Obama wants to work with the new republican led Congress to get some kind of legislature passed, it is more than likely that the republicans will not let anything get passed. “I have no more campaigns to run. My only agenda…” he was then cut off by a majority of the republicans laughing at this statement, only to come back with, “I know, because I won both of them” which quieted them down pretty quickly. That right there shows the rocky relationship between political parties. Although the U.S. job market is at the most steady rate it has been for a very long time, there are many other aspects that need to be improved in the workplace like paid leave, minimum wage, and gender pay equity. One think that President Obama was adamant on changing is to pass a legislation that would guarantee all workers paid sick days; and being the “only advanced country” that still treats our workers like this, it is time to change things. Through executive action, the President will make more modest changes since he wouldn't be able to make major changes, like a larger tax on the rich. How wouldn't any of this help the economy? When Obama proposed to increase taxes on the rich and increase the minimum wage he knew very well that the republicans would not allow that to happen. “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage I say this: It you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it,” President Obama said. But Republicans are so against this not because of the policy itself, but mostly having to do with the fact that they do not like that Obama is in office and believe that Republicans should be ruling the executive branch also. So to get this stuff done, the only thing the President can really do is hope that the new set in Congress is willing to compromise with the democrats.
ReplyDelete"....We need to do more than just do no harm." This is a great statement President Obama addressed to the Republican-controlling Congress last Tuesday during the State of the Union address. President Obama has been fighting and butting heads with Congress ever since his second term began. Only one bill has been passed and Congress has been "on strike" when it comes to passing a bill. Obama proposed paid sick days and family leave for workers across the nation. People in the restaurant business and food business do not get paid sick days causing them to go to work and spread germs. Not only is this hurting the employees but it is hurting customers who are eating out and trusting that their food is prepped safely by chef's and servers that are healthy. With the raising minimum wage proposal, that will put more money in our pockets to be spent in the economy. Businesses can not strive if they don't have customers so raising the minimum wage will help us put money into the economy, save the businesses and the people employed at the businesses. The same goes for women receiving equal pay. Higher household incomes and more money in the economy. The Republicans are saying that all of his ideas are non-starters and not well developed. Obama promised to keep working on them. Republicans also don't agree with the higher taxing of the wealthy of course. The Congress will not pass anything Obama wants. The only way things will get done is if Obama does it all himself. It's sad that it has come down to this, our nation is pretty much put on freeze.
ReplyDeleteLast Tuesday, during President Obama’s State of the Union of address, Obama called for raising the standards in the American workplace. Obama wants the American workers to have paid leave, raise the minimum wage, and paid equity. President Obama rationale for pushing these is because he wants to set America’s standards higher. He thinks that the government should do more than just making sure there is no harm. Obama wants to create hope for the middle and poor class so they can live a healthy successful life in America. Obama stated “today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers.” By implementing these policies, more people are willing to work and with more money people will spend more. Increasing the minimum wage and giving workers paid leave will help the economy and the American worker doesn’t have worry about their families as much. The Republicans are against Presidents Obama’s because Republicans believe in the deregulation of businesses. Also, from day one of Obama’s presidency the Republicans were against anything that he does. If Obama want things to get done he has to use executive power. His policies are against the Republicans ideas and they are not willing to compromise. The Republicans are willing to do anything to make President Obama look bad.
ReplyDeletePresident Barack Obama made statements on many topics during last Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. One of the topics addressed pushing for paid leave for all workers. Obama pushed for “lawmakers to pass legislation that would guarantee workers the ability to accrue paid sick days on the job” so that everyone will have a chance to have their time off for whatever problem that may arise. Another topic was raising the minimum wage due to raising prices on many goods and the fact that we as Americans do need more money in our pockets for everyday expenses and bills. This will also boost the economy because more people will have money in their pockets for spending. The last topic addressed in this article was pay equity for all genders. All of this will help the economy by, once again, putting more money into workers’ pockets, allowing more people to spend money, and bringing in more revenue to the government. Republicans oppose these measures because Obama is a democratic. Different political parties tend to lean toward the viewpoints of members from their own party. In order for President Barack Obama to pass these bills, he will do whatever it takes. He already started using the pathos technique by getting people emotionally involved in the problems. “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it.” Obama has executive power on his side, as well as millions of democrats across the nation.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama believes the government should raise baseline standards inside the American workplace. He wants the lawmakers to pass legislation guaranteeing workers the ability to accrue paid sick days on the job. His paid leave push has a divide with the GOP House and Senate. The president promised to pursue modest measures. Obama knows Congress isn't on his side, so he has to do it himself. The raise in minimum wage will allow hardworking people to work full time and support their families. The Republicans don't want women to get paid the same as a man for the same work. That's why they failed to pass equal pay legislation.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama called out for having raises for the American workplace. He is wanting for workers to have paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity stating “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn't guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers,” By implementing paid leave, raised minimum wage, and paid equity, more people would be willing to work. While instituting the new minimum wage to $10.10 for workers under federal contracts, it is the goal to give workers closure with the fact that they don’t have to constantly worry about not making enough to support their families and home. Republicans are opposed to these measures because they are Obama's and they do not want to support him in any matter. If President Obama wants these things done he will have to do them by himself because “He realizes Congress is never going to work with him,” and that "if things are going to get done, he has to do them by himself."
ReplyDeleteObama's statement of wanting to embrace that the federal government can and should raise baseline standards inside the American workplace. President Barack Obama is pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity during the State of the Union address. “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers,” and “And since paid sick leave won where it was on the ballot last November, let’s put it to a vote right here in Washington. Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. It’s the right thing to do.” This would help the economy because it would secure the economic standing of those low-wage workers who need time off due to sickness, it would enable the lower class to better support their families with higher set wages, and it would ensure of gender equality among men and women by ensuring they receive equal pay for equal work. This in turn would result in the spending of more money among the lower class and women, which would boost the economy as more money is circulating through the economy. For republicans, they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease the amount of jobs available for teenagers and adults. Obama will need to work harder and strategize in order to get the opposing party on his side.
ReplyDeleteLast Tuesday, president Obama gave his state of the Union address. Multiple topics were discussed including pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and pay equity. He believes that we shouldn't accept an economy that practically doesn't work with the majority of its people. He wants to set Americas standards a little more higher. “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers, ..And since paid sick leave won where it was on the ballot last November, let’s put it to a vote right here in Washington. Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. It’s the right thing to do.” Mentioned Obama. He wants everyone in the workforce to be treated equally. To support his argument for paid leave and raising minimum wage President Obama said “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it." Giving a raise would help benefit survival needs to be met in multiple households across the nation without having to be so stressed in coming up with multiple jobs. Republicans oppose his measures because of the fact being that they dislike Obama and don't want to be seen agreeing with any of his policies even if they are good. In order to make things happen and get things done, President Obama has to settle things among himself or else things will never get better. If along the lines he disagrees with something he plans on using executive power and veto it.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama pushed for the Federal Government to raise baseline standards inside the American workplace. Standards ranged from paid sick leave , the minimum wage to gender pay equity. An estimated 39 percent of private-sector workers, most of them in lower-wage industries like food and retail, are not guaranteed paid sick days.
ReplyDeleteIf we pay workers for these sick and maternity leave days, it would greatly benefit workers on the lower end of the U.S. economy . Obama also wants to raise the minimum wage because he believes that no one should have to live on only $15,000 a year.Obama feels that implementing these policies has been proven well deserved by our nations people and will eventually help the economy as more and more people go out and spend money, causing the system to circulate.
The president can extend maternity and paternity leave to federal workers through what amounts to an accounting trick, while also extending grants to states to pursue their own programs. “He (Obama) realizes Congress is never going to work with him,” said Ross Eisenbrey, “It’s clear -- it’s absolutely clear -- so if things are going to get done, he has to do them by himself.
The president also chided Congress for failing to pass equal pay legislation, an allusion to the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would give more legal recourse to women who were unfairly paid less than their male counterparts.
It's 2015 , women need to be paid the same amount as men for doing the same thing .
Obama's main idea here is that the low class are among the hardest working American citizens. He wishes to do all in his power to ensure that they have the opportunity to make a comfortable living. With many families struggling to survive paycheck to paycheck, unpaid sick leave can be the difference between dinner, shelter, starving, or homeless consequences. While the republicans seem to maintain the attitude that these people are not worth the extra $3, Obama recognizes that raising minimum wage could positively effect low income families. These changes will also indirectly benefit the entire economy. Low class citizens with extra cash means more money in circulation. The republicans continue to push this issue to the back burner. Avoiding the topic has seemed to work thus far, but it seems we can expect a new side of Obama. He has accepted that he is entering this alone with no assistance from congress. Will he make a "change"?..... I don't know. I don't think he is so sure either. If he can pull this off I will be impressed. This could be an opportunity for him to prove his self determination and relentlessness for the betterment of the people/economy. We have heard him speak for years, now it's time for action. Obama knows what the people want. Give it to them.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama had his State of the Union address on January 20, 2015 . He talked about some of the issues like paid leave, increased minimum wage, and paid equity. He wants to increase america's standards as he stated "If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it, If not, vote to give millions of the hardest-working people in America a raise.”If minimum wage increases it will become $10.10 under federal contracts. A lot of money would be placed in the economy it would also help family incomes of single parent homes. It is said that Republicans are opposed to these measures because minimum wage would result in job losses and it would damage everything from small businesses to teens looking for part- time jobs in the economy. If President Obama wants these things done he need to be a bit more creative and think of ways to work around the system to make the things he wants to work out as he can't just think congress is suddenly going to work with him after several years. As stated by Ross Eisenbrey "He realizes Congress is never going to work with him,” “It’s clear -- it’s absolutely clear -- so if things are going to get done, he has to do them by himself".
ReplyDeletePresident Obama decided to raise the minimum wage and pay equity during the State of the Union address because he saw that the middle class and hard working citizens weren't making enough money for their bills and needs.This helps the economy because it provides money so therefore people can pay for product goods and needs helping other people get jobs or create them. A great example is when Obama said “Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?" he is explaining how they need a plan that will help all Americans grow not just the rich. Republicans appose this because their plan is to destroy Obama not join him. If Obama wants these things done he will have to search for more support through out the government. He also has to have a strong claim and facts to back it up. If he goes out of his way I see no reason why they would revoke it.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama is trying to look after and take care of the people at the bottom of the ecomomic ladder. He's pushing that federal workers get guaranteed paid leave, about 39% of private-sector workers are not promised paid leave so this new passing of making sure the workers do get this would largely help lower class people(economicall) and in spirit. Our president also is bringing back up his desire to increase minimum wage again to $10.10 he does so reaccuring because he knows that a family can not be supported with only $15,000 a year it's just not happening. Obama even calls Congress out and basically said: Look if you think familes can live off of only $15,000 year then you go out a try it. If not then bump up the minimum wage. If all these impliments were to be placed it would achevies Obama's goal which is to make sure the upper class wouldn't be the only one who are looked out for. This would also bring back the long dead middle class which would strengthen the economic chains in our country, but Congress has made it perfectly clear if Obama wants any of these to happened he's going to have to pull it off himself because Congress isn't backing him up in a lot of these decisions.
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During the State of The Union Address on Tuesday he discussed how we are the only advanced country that does not have paid leave for being sick or maternity. Also he has strong views on the minimum wage raise, he believes that it should be raised to $10.10. He said to those in congress that still think that working full time and only getting $15,000 a year and trying to support a family is doable, then they should try it. This will help our economy by having more cash flow in our markets and causing our economy to grow in wealth. In the efforts of the boosted economy we can work on putting more towards our national debt, making it easier for the next generations to come. Republicans believe that raising the minimum wage can damage the teenagers getting part time jobs and can ruin small businesses. If Obama wants to get some of the things he is proposing done, he must take it upon himself and get it done. He has to do this because he knows that congress is not going to typically side with him!
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ReplyDeleteDiscuss President Obama's rationale for pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and pay equity during the State of the Union address. How will this help the economy? Why are Republicans opposed to these measures?? If President Obama wants these things done, how will he do it? Why??
President Obama is looking for a way to bring back the middle class. He is putting his efforts into trying to help lower income houses by pushing for paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and pay equity during the state of the union address. This will help the economy by supporting lower income houses thus, keeping more money in circulation. Republicans are against his ideas because they do not like his position in office. also, the more money that is being given to help the less fortunate homes in the U.S. makes for less money going to the Republicans and they do not like that. If president Obama wants to get things done, then he needs to do things himself without the help of Congress because they are no help.
Wanting paid leave, raising minimum wage, and pay equity is one of Obama's ways to improve and progress our country's economy. Our country is the only one where workers aren't guaranteed paid sick leave. He wants equality in our country, and this is proven by the laws he is proposing. He wants to increase minimum wage. He wants females to be paid equally and their male counterparts, better conditions for low-wage earners, and higher taxes for the wealthy. Republicans are opposing his proposals because they generally are focused on profit for the wealthy, disregarding low-income families. I am with Obama on his proposals in the State Of The Union. I think he will put these laws into effect as soon as possible.
ReplyDeleteDuring the State of the Union speech, my homie Obama talked about raising the minimum wage to help people working multiple jobs because they dont have enough money for bills.This is good for the economy because it increases the money in the hands of consumers, which in turn will increase spending of the consumers. For republicans, they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease the amount of jobs available for teenagers and adults.If Obama wants to make any of these laws happen, he would need to address them in a way that both the Democratic and Republican side would adhere to. The two parties must work together to get anything done however, Executive orders might be in order
ReplyDeleteThe reason President Obama pushes on paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and pay equity during the State of the Union address is because he believe that the federal government should raise baseline standards inside the American workplace. He also believe that we should guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to workers. Congress is failing to pass equal pay legislation. Many hard workers are not getting payed what they should. They should be given the raise that have work really hard for. This will help the economy flourish in so many ways. Workers will be able have more money in their pockets to spend. Republican's remained seated after Obama gave his speech. They do not agree with what Obama is saying, they believe that things are okay the way it is. Congress is lacking from doing what they need to do, so Obama is no longer going to seat back. He has to try different methods to make his points become reality.
ReplyDeleteObama’s rationale for pushing for these changes seems to be to continue and improve the growing economy. He believes, in the growing economy, the middle class is being left behind and if they continue to be left behind. So, in order to help the economy grow more, improve the middle class. Raising the minimum wage will help struggling middle class workers, paid leave will help to those that fall sick and can not afford to do not take a day off. This is supposed to help the economy by preventing the progress the economy is making. Currently, only a few are doing well when it should be everyone making an effort. Republicans are opposed to these changes because they are firmly against Obama’s policies and following through with these policies will create job losses. If the President wants to get things done, he might have to call an executive order because of Congress’ unwillingness to send bills he would want to approve.
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ReplyDeleteAt the State of the Union address this past week, Obama demanded a raise in the standards of the American workplace. Obama’s rationale for pushing these things is because he wants to improve conditions for the lower and middle classes so they will have the opportunity to be more present in the economy. By giving paid leave, raised minimum wages, ect. more people would be willing to work when they aren't sick and they would have more money to spend in the economy. Creating happier employees with create an all around better work place, as well as a stronger economy. Republicans are opposed to these actions because they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease a good amount of jobs for teens and adults and they are extremely selfish. Also, republicans refuse to agree or pass any of Obama's bills because he is a democrat. If Obama wants a change he is going to have to persuade republicans to be less selfish and that the economy as a whole will suffer if changes are not made. He will also need to persuade Americans of every party that this change is what's best for the economy.
For the State of the Union speech, President Obama talked about his philosophy for the federal government to raise the baselines of the American workforce. President Barack Obama is pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity. Obama said, "Today, we’re the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers. Forty-three million workers have no paid sick leave." One of the clearest examples of that philosophy was the space he devoted in his speech to paid sick days and family leave, a priority that administration officials previewed in the days before the address. This can benefit the economy by increasing the money flowing in for the consumers, and no doubt it will increase spending of the consumers in the market. These ideas are clearly not newly made by the President, reason being that he proposed it several times before. Although regarding these fresh policies, Congress refused to pass or to support the laws that the President set his mind on in order to carry out the task. Republicans are opposed to such measures because they simply dislike the President and the Democrats, therefore went against their ideas/laws. According to HuffingtonPost.com, The president also chided Congress for failing to pass equal pay legislation, an allusion to the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would give more legal recourse to women who were unfairly paid less than their male counterparts. Republicans have so far blocked the bill in both chambers. While Democrats cheered Obama’s line, Republicans remained seated. One way for President Obama to get this to work is to play some tricks in order to make the Congress pass these laws, which no doubt would be a very hard job to complete considering majority of Congress made up of Republicans.
ReplyDeleteAt the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Obama demanded a raise in the standards of the American workplace. Obama backed up his call for a raise by making comments like, “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers" and "“To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it" to support his stance on pushing paid leave and raising the minimum wage. These are not new concepts brought up by the president however, two years ago, the Democratic party requested a raise in the minimum wage to $10.10. He also claims that paid sick leave won on the ballot last year, yet nothing has been done. Obama feels that implementing these policies has been proven well deserved by our nations people and will eventually help the economy as more and more people go out and spend money, causing the system to circulate. Congress has not done their job and refuses to pursue or pass anything Obama and his team have to offer. Republicans are opposed to such measures because they generally dislike Obama's place in office and support other ideas. If President Obama wants these things done, he will need to be creative, and do things such as accounting tricks to get around the system. “He realizes Congress is never going to work with him,” said Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank. “It’s clear -- it’s absolutely clear -- so if things are going to get done, he has to do them by himself" because Congress clearly isn't going to make it happen.
ReplyDeleteDuring the President's State of the Union address this week, Obama mentioned his thoughts on pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and gender pay equality. His stance is clear, he wants to involve the Republican-run congress in making sure the government starts helping the citizens of America strive for more. He states it pretty clearly when, Tuesday night, he said, "Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?” Involving everyone in the country, not just the upper 1%, will drastically improve the economy. Helping people get jobs, making peoples incomes higher, giving everyone equal pay for equal work, will encourage people to spend and attribute to a soon-to-be growing economic system. More money in circulation, more opportunities. The Republican party is against these ideals because Republicans firmly believe in having the least amount of government control over people as possible. And implementing these policies will only involve the government even more. President Obama wants these policies implemented as soon and as forcefully as possible. But with a Republican-run congress, its hard. “He realizes Congress is never going to work with him,” said Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank. “It’s clear -- it’s absolutely clear -- so if things are going to get done, he has to do them by himself. And I think I know how he is going to do it. He's already started by calling congress out on not passing vital bills in the Live State of the Union speech. This form of embarrassment he hopes will drive Congress to make some changes.
ReplyDeleteAt the State of the Union address there were many concerns President Obama wanted to address. One of the very many real issues in this country it underpaid labor. Many Americans are not fortunate enough to work a job that pays a six figure salary. They are forced to take more then one entry level job to make ends meet. In effort to combat this problem the President proposed a plan to give every American 7 days paid leave. A point was made that we are one of the few countries to not grant our hard workers paid leave. Unpaid maturity leave was another problem that arose, under no circumstances can a pregnant woman come to the workplace. Not only does it endanger the child, but she risks her own health and well-being as well. Paid maternity leave was proposed along side. Raising the minimum wage was one of the most important suggestions. President would like it raised to $10.10 per hour. Many Americans think one sided to this issue. But the long term effects would strengthen the economy because the more money you put into our pockets the more we spend. This probe can be solved but it is up to congress to be productive and solve it.
ReplyDeleteLast Tuesday, President Obama had his State of the Union address. He talked about different issues, including paid leave, increased minimum wage, and paid equity. President Obama’s rationale for pushing these things is because “we need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn’t halt the progress we’re making. We need to do more than just do no harm.” Obama wants to improve conditions for the lower and middle class so that they have the opportunity to become successful in the economy. By implementing paid leave, raised minimum wage, and paid equity, more people would be willing to work and they would have more money in their pockets to spend.If Obama wants to make any of these laws happen, he would need to address them in a way that both the Democratic and Republican side would adhere to. They must compromise in order to make a law efficient.
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama gave an address last Tuesday night about his philosophy on how federal government can and should raise baseline standards inside the American workplace. One discussion that came up was paid sick or family leave. He urged to pass legislation that would guarantee workers the ability to accrue paid sick days on the job. This would benefit workers on the bottom of the U.S economic ladder. Another topic that came up was raising minimum wage. He states how people cannot truly live off of $15,000 a year. Millions of people work hard to earn there money so they deserve to have there minimum wage increased. The last topic that came up was payed equity for all genders. Congress failed to pass equal pay legislation, which would give more legal recourse to women who were unfairly paid less than their male counterparts. All of these will help the economy by putting more money into peoples pockets. They will then spend more, thus giving us more revenue in the government. Republicans are opposed to these measures because Obama is a Democrat. They tend to disagree to the other parties measures because of different viewpoints. If Obama wants to get things done he will have to do them on his own. He will have to go over Congress if he wants his bills pass. Right now he is using everything he has in his toolbox to get things done. Barack has to do this because Congress will never work with him and will keep shutting Obama's ideas down.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama states “We need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn't halt the progress we’re making.” He realizes that we are the only nation that doesn't have paid leave for sick days and maternity. Obama also wants to raise the minimum wage because he believes that no one should have to live on only $15,000 a year. People cannot afford much of anything when living that kind of lifestyle. Also, President Obama said that a minimum wage of $10.10 was put forward two years ago, but not everyone has followed and raised it. Having this raise will help millions of families in need and for them to live without worrying about money and for them to go into a big debt. He believes that all of this would help pay women fairly and legally. Right now, women are being paid less than their male counterparts. For republicans, they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease the amount of jobs available for teenagers and adults.Republicans don’t want to support Obama in anyway. If Obama wants these things to be put into action, then he is going to need to think and try to make American’s believe that these changes will benefit the economy as a whole. He's gonna have to do things himself because hes sure that congress wont help him out.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama's rationale for pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and pay equity during the State of the Union address was to acknowledge where our country is lacking. We are one of the few countries that don't offer a payed leave. Coming from the family he grew up in he knows that a family can not live on a current minimum wage salary, he expresses how no family can possibly live on $15,000 a year. He addresses pay equity because it would be ridiculous to let it pass another year, if a woman can do the same job as a man why don't they have equal pay? Equal pay will make women have more of an interest in getting a successful job, it gives them an incentive to put in as much if not more effort than the average male. Raising minimum wage will put more money in a workers pocket, which they will put back out into circulation. Republicans are opposed to these measures because they are ignorant. The only people they care about are themselves. Since most Republicans (White Male) are not affect by paid leave due to labor or equal pay they have no desire to help others. If President Obama wants these few things done he is going to have to take it into his own hands since our current mostly republican congress has done absolutely nothing to help further success in our society.
ReplyDeleteWithin the State of Union address President Obama has brought up raising the standards of the American Workplace again. He has called for paid leave sick days and maternity. During the address Obama stated “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers,” the president said. “And since paid sick leave won where it was on the ballot last November, let’s put it to a vote right here in Washington. Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. It’s the right thing to do.” What he is trying to get at is the fact that its not that persons fault to get sick or pregnant but if something comes up its only right to help out as human beings. Obama wants to improve conditions for the lower and middle class so they have a better chance at living a decent prosperous life. Republicans oppose this idea due to the fact that want businesses to be regulated. And if Obama wants to get this done he will have to use his executive powers to place a law. And because the Republicans run most of the House of Representatives and since they also oppose Obama so much, he will have to do everything on his own.
ReplyDeleteOn Tuesday January, 20th, President Obama had his State of the Union address. He talked about paid leave, increased minimum wage, and paid equity. He then stated that “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers" also “We need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn’t halt the progress we’re making.” meaning that he sees we are the only nation that does not pay leave for sick days and maternity. This will probably help the economy because people can be more willing to spend their money which will help with any debt that they have and also it can increase the money flow in the consumers, and it will have an increase spending of the consumers in the market. The Republicans opposed to these measures because they are against Obama’s policies and they believe that raising the minimum wage may cause some damages if teenagers are getting part time jobs because it will ruin businesses for people. If President Obama wants these things done, he should start taking control into his hands because no one has done nothing about it so far, and take action without the congress.
ReplyDeleteOn January 20, 2015 last Tuesday the article stated President Obama had the State of the Union Address. He spoke about having raises for the American workplace during his speech. Obama would like to raise the minimum wage,and give workers paid leave, he is implying the idea of paying more equit. Obama stated “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers, ..And since paid sick leave won where it was on the ballot last November, let’s put it to a vote right here in Washington. Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. It’s the right thing to do.”Obama supported his argument for paid leave and raising minimum wage by stating “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it."After this he stated that a minimum wage of $10.10 was increased a few years ago but not everyone has adhere too. The increase in salary will be beneficial to millions of families and they will not have to work abundance of jobs just to make ends meet.In economical point of view Republicans oppose Obamas measures because they don't agree with Obama and don't want to be looked upon wrong for agreeing with any of his policies even if the intentions are well. If President Obama wants to get things done he will have to reject and veto every bill that the republicans make in order to benefit the people and himself. This will be helpful to them and they will reach a common ground.
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama pushed for the implementation of paid leave because it will allow workers that are ill to stay home and rest and not be scared to lose money. Another reason is that people cant support their family on $15,000 a year. Obama is also trying to have equality pay so woman can be paid the same amount as men. This will benefit the economy in the areas that would benefit from it the most, It would also save taxpayers money, and help the families who are struggling to feed their families. The republicans oppose to these measures because they think the minimum wage would destroy jobs then gain. If Obama wanted these things done then he would need to do something unique, as in manipulate the budgeting system. Barack already knows that congress is never going to be on his side, so if he wants something done he has to do it himself.
ReplyDeleteThis article is concerning Obama's statement of desperate to embrace that the national will and will raise baseline standards within the yankee geographical point. President Barack Obama is pushing paid leave, raising the earnings, and paying equity throughout the State of the Union address. Obama said, "Today, we’re the sole advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid leave of absence or paid maternity leave to our employees. 43 million employees don't have any paid leave of absence." By hearing this, i feel that his explanation towards is to do and implement this new law so as to assist produce peace. The article additionally states that the president's paid leave push underscores a basic divide with the party House and Senate. rather than mandates on employers, the Congress is putting legislation that will relieve industries instead of regulate them. Barack Obama's explanation on earnings is that it's already been tried to be done antecedently by the Democrats concerning 2 years agone. He says, “To everybody during this Congress World Health Organization still refuses to boost the earnings, I say this: If you really believe you may work full time and support a family on but $15,000 a year, go try it,” the president aforementioned. “If not, vote to offer several the hardest-working individuals in America a raise.” This shows that he powerfully believes it'd be best for the United States of America community to possess a raise. this could permit families to measure while not being therefore distressed concerning being tight on cash. He additionally believes that folks ought to be paying equity. He believes that every one of this could facilitate pay girls fairly and wrongfully. Right now, girls square measure being paid but their male counterparts. individuals claim that it's 2015 and other people ought to be having equal rights. this may facilitate the economy as a result of individuals won't be therefore tight on cash and can be additional willing to pay their cash which can reciprocally facilitate any debt. Republicans square measure opposition these measures as a result of they're not on Obama's aspect being a democratic. they need their own separate opinions and beliefs. If Obama needs to create any of those laws happen, he would wish to handle them during a method that each the Democratic and Republican aspect would adhere to. they have to compromise so as to create a law economical.
ReplyDeleteObama's rationale for pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage and pay equity during the State of Union address was pretty clear. Obama proposes a question stating that will we only give work advantages to people working higher income/non-minimum-wage jobs or will we be also give these advantages to people who are trying to make a living. This is supported when he states: “Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?”. “We need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn’t halt the progress we’re making. We need to do more than just do no harm.” This will help benefit the workers on the bottom of the U.S economic ladder which in result can exceed back to the existence of a middle class. With Obama being a Democrat, the Republicans have different views towards employees that work minimum-wage jobs. Republicans mostly favor the higher class workers of America. If Obama wants these things done he would have to make an executive order because nothing will progress if he doesn't take matters into his own hands because it's clear that Congress is not working with him.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 20, 2015 President Obama had the State of the Union Address that evening. During the speech, President Obama called out about having raises for the American workplace. He is wanting for workers have paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity even more so he is pushing it even more during his speech on last Tuesday night. Obama stated “Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers,” and “And since paid sick leave won where it was on the ballot last November, let’s put it to a vote right here in Washington. Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. It’s the right thing to do.” This would help the economy because it would secure the economic standing of those low-wage workers who need time off due to sickness, it would enable the lower class to better support their families with higher set wages, and it would ensure of gender equality among men and women by ensuring they receive equal pay for equal work. This in turn would result in the spending of more money among the lower class and women, which would boost the economy as more money is circulating through the economy. For republicans, they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease the amount of jobs available for teenagers and adults. Obama will need to work harder and strategize in order to get the opposing party on his side.
ReplyDeleteOn Tuesday, President Barack Obama gave his state of the union address. He took this time to address many different subjects. Such as, raising the minimum wage, equal pay for equal jobs and paid leave of absence. There are people who work hours and still don't even get paid enough money to feed their families. This hurts the economy because they don't spend money because they don't have the money to spend. If they make a higher salary, they will have the money to spend and businesses will grow creating a flourishing economy. Republicans are opposed to his ideas because they believe that raising the minimum wage will decrease the amount of jobs that are available for teens and adults. Also, considering that he is a Democrat and they are on opposing sides, Republicans don’t want to support Obama. However, we should take into account what the Republicans are saying since it is a very plausible idea. It can't just always be Republicans vs. Democrats. As a Country, we need to work together. One side won't always have al the answers and we need to recognize that. If Obama wants to make any of these laws happen, he would need to address them in a way that both the Democratic and Republican side would be able to see as necessary. They must compromise from here on out.
ReplyDeleteWith the Presidential State Of The Union, as always, our president speaks on the adjustment of standards within the workplace. In his speech just a few days ago, President Obama outlined the importance of the middle class as well as the duty of the government to provide them with a more rewarding and incentive to remain in the workforce. Among the topics surrounding this subject, main ideas that arose was pay equity, raising the minimum wage and lengthening paid leave. With a diminishing middle class, Obama aims to work towards reinforcing the middle-class and creating a standard and equality across the economic statuses. During the speech he also compared the U.S to other developed countries making distinctions in a 'it's-about-time' sort of way outlining our need to make changes in accordance with international standards. By creating these incentives, these changes would bring about economic stimulation and a boost in GDP, as more people are remain in the workforce, and are paid more thus spending more towards taxes and such. Essentially he explains the change with a win-win sort of attitude reassuring the American people that the changes do not only support families but also the U.S at large. Republicans are opposed to these changes due to the viewpoint they hold in that minimum wages should not be raised, as it makes it more expensive for people to own and operate businesses. They also form grounds of disagreement based upon the biased opinion that it would diminish the funds and power of the government. Their bias mainly comes from the fact that they themselves, as well as their supporters live within the upper echelon of society and would have to pay more to workers and in taxes. If president Obama wants these things done, he will most likely seek the Republican's support and see if they support it in the House of Representatives. He will observe those in favor of it. Truth of the matter is the House of Representatives are mainly Republicans and if he doesn't get enough support to pass these laws, he will issue an executive action and take matters into his own hands.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama President Barack Obama pressed to implement paid leave, a rise in the minimum wage, and pay equity in the State of the Union Address. He feels that raising the standards in the workplace will help to further stabilize the economy. Raising minimum wage to $10.10 could allow families to be able to better support themselves and live a more stable life. He believes that by doing this, the middle class will be more encouraged to work, thus producing more spending money in the economy. Republicans are opposed to his ideas because are opposed to Obama. They generally don't like him, so they aren't supportive of his ideas. If President Obama wants to get things done, then he has to do it by himself because Congress, which is controlled by Republicans, won't work with him. He'll have to use the power allotted to him to pass his ideas.
ReplyDeleteObama plans to implement paid leave, increased minimum wage, and pay equity. Obama shows sympathy for the average Americans that have to make it by on an every day basis. He clearly states that “To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it,” the president said. “If not, vote to give millions of the hardest-working people in America a raise.” He understands that in today's advancing nation that constantly undergoes modernization needs a change for the welfare of the country. It's the 21st century, these absurdly low salaries make no one's life any easier. The Republicans oppose Obama because they are the wealthy and he has stated that he would like to implement higher taxes on them. At the same time that he has tried to enforce some of the largest domestic reforms, he doesn't have the power to unilaterally implement them on the people without the support of congress, both Democratic and Republican.
ReplyDeletePresident Barack Obama is pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity during the State of the Union address. Obama said, "Today, we’re the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers. Forty-three million workers have no paid sick leave." By hearing this, I believe that his rationale towards is to try and implement this new law in order to help create peace. Also, President Obama said that a minimum wage of $10.10 was put forward two years ago, but not everyone has followed and raised it. Having this raise will help millions of families in need and for them to live without worrying about money and for them to go into a big debt boat. It will also help get women to get paid equally to men for what women’s jobs are.
ReplyDeleteThis article is about Obama's statement of wanting to embrace that the federal government can and should raise baseline standards inside the American workplace. President Barack Obama is pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity during the State of the Union address. Obama said, "Today, we’re the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers. Forty-three million workers have no paid sick leave." By hearing this, I believe that his rationale towards is to try and implement this new law in order to help create peace. The article also states that the president's paid leave push underscores a basic divide with the GOP House and Senate. Instead of mandates on employers, the Congress is placing legislation that would deregulate industries rather than regulate them. If President Obama wants to get things done, he will have to use his executive power to implement the laws he can. This is so because the entire House of Representatives is dominated by the Republican Party, and therefore would make it impossible to pass any bill of legislation that the Republican Party disagrees with.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama's rationale for pushing paid leave, raising the minimum wage, and paying equity during the state of the Union adress was that Washington needs to establish rules governing how the economy works for everyday people particularly when wages are stagnating despite broader job gains. This will help the economy because those in highly condensed areas would benefit the most and a lot of money would be placed in the economy and save tax dollars . Republicans opposed to these measures because they feel it will damage everything from small businesses to teens searching for jobs . If Obama wants these things done he will have to do it himself and he will veto anything in the way of that .
ReplyDeleteOn January 20, 2015 President Obama had the State of the Union Address. During the speech, President Obama talked about raises for the American workplace. He wants workers to have paid leave, to raise the minimum wage, and to pay equity. Republicans oppose his ideas and measures because they didn't like Obama from the beginning and don’t want to support what he does. Since they are from different party’s they have different views and opinions on what is important and what’s not. If President Obama wants to make anything happen, he has to do it all alone or else nothing will happen. Or he can try to manipulate the system and work it somehow for it to work out. Having this raise will help millions of families in need and for them to live without worrying about money and for them to go into a big debt boat. It will also help get women to get paid equal to men.
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama's rationale for pushing paid leave raising the minimum wage, and pay equity was presented during his State of the Union address last Tuesday night. To advance a philosophy he’s increasingly embraced over the past year, that the federal government can and should raise baseline standards inside the American workplace.
ReplyDelete“Today, we’re the only advanced country on earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers,” the president said. “And since paid sick leave won where it was on the ballot last November, let’s put it to a vote right here in Washington. Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. It’s the right thing to do.” Obama said. We are behind, how are we suppose to lead a nation if we are still developing ourselves. Through giving paid sick days, we are giving support to those who need it. For example, teachers get paid sick days and cafeteria workers don't. A teacher does not have to come to school when they are ill, but if a cafeteria worker gets sick then they will probably still come to school and spread the sickness. All because they need the money that badly.
Republicans have so far blocked the bill in both chambers. The president instituted a new minimum wage of $10.10 for workers under federal contracts. Republican believe that because of this small businesses will lose alot, now that they have to pay the minimum wage workers more money.
The president doesn’t have the power to unilaterally enact the largest domestic reforms he proposed, such as a hike of the capital gains tax on the wealthy. That means many of his proposals were declared non-starters before he even delivered them. But he once again promised to pursue more modest measures through executive action.