{"id":5572,"date":"2013-09-05T15:19:33","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T19:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=5572"},"modified":"2013-09-05T15:20:20","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T19:20:20","slug":"minimum-wage-law-increased-to-livable-wage-vlcoc-2013-09-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/minimum-wage-law-increased-to-livable-wage-vlcoc-2013-09-04.html","title":{"rendered":"Minimum wage law increased to livable wage? @ VLCoC 2013-09-04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nzj04Zl4uk4&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEBtuY5Gz1ukIVHlIFSI2hX\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Nzj04Zl4uk4\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nRep. Scott doesn&#8217;t want any federal laws about employment.\r\n<p>\r\nAlvin Payton\r\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/Index.aspx?page=48\">Valdosta Mayor Pro Tem and City Council District 4<\/a>)\r\nasked:\r\n<blockquote>\r\nWhat is your view or your stance on this current minimum wage law being\r\nincreased to livable wages?\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nThis was at the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/rep-austin-scott-r-ga-08-valdosta-chamber-luncheon-2013-09-04.html\">Chamber Federal Legislative Lunch\r\nwith Rep. Austin Scott (R GA-08) yesterday<\/a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9679213447\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Minimum wage law being increased to livable wages? --Alvin Payton (D Valdosta Mayor Pro Tem)\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5442\/9679213447_aa9d353177_z.jpg\" alt=\"Minimum wage law being increased to livable wages? --Alvin Payton (D Valdosta Mayor Pro Tem)\"><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nAnswer from Rep. Scott:<!--more-->\r\n<blockquote>\r\nI&#8217;m not going to support any minimum wage increase.\r\nBecause, you know, quite honestly, I think the fewer\r\nfederal laws we have to deal with, um, employment,\r\nthe better it will be for the general public.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/9682451288\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Not going to support any minimum wage increase. --Rep. Austin Scott (R GA-08)\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7324\/9682451288_b7964bfc99_z.jpg\" alt=\"Not going to support any minimum wage increase. --Rep. Austin Scott (R GA-08)\"><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nzj04Zl4uk4&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiEBtuY5Gz1ukIVHlIFSI2hX\">\r\nthe video:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nzj04Zl4uk4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nMinimum wage law increased to livable wage?\r\n<br>\r\nRep. Austin Scott (R GA-08),\r\n<br>\r\nFederal Legislative Lunch, Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce (VLCoC),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 4 September 2013.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rep. Scott doesn&#8217;t want any federal laws about employment. Alvin Payton (Valdosta Mayor Pro Tem and City Council District 4) asked: What is your view or your stance on this current minimum wage law being increased to livable wages? This was at the Chamber Federal Legislative Lunch with Rep. Austin Scott (R GA-08) yesterday. 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