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Mitt Romney and Tom Cotton share conservatives over their new minimum wage plan
Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) Unveiled on Tuesday a plan to gradually raise the minimum wage to $ 10, instead of the $ 15 that their Democratic colleagues want. The reaction among conservatives was mixed. Brad Polumbo, writing for The Washington Examiner, called the plan “abandonment” of fiscal conservatism, comparing it to “something outside” of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). The plan, Polumbo continues, “ignores everything that conservatives must understand about economics and the dangers of big government,” saying that while Romney and Cotton market themselves as “pro-family social conservatives”, their plan “would harm working families if implemented. “In The National Review, however, John McCormack writes that the survey showed that the plan would cost no jobs in its median estimates, and the peak estimates point to about 100,000 losses. McCormack’s colleague Robert VerBruggen thinks he will “resonate with the public” as an intermediary policy that is associated with an immigration measure – in addition to the gradual increase in wages, the Romney-Cotton plan would require companies to use “E -check system “to ensure that your employees are legally in the country and are eligible to work. At Bloomberg, Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, praised the Romney-Cotton plan for his patience, noting that it would delay the increase until after the coronavirus pandemic “was in the rear view mirror,” while the Democratic proposal supported by President Biden would begin to turn in June. But he does not believe that this will prevent Democrats from continuing to lobby for further increases and, ultimately, does not resolve the fact that “Republicans would still be on the losing side on a popular issue.” He is also skeptical about the immigration dilemma. He described it as a “politically interesting pair”, but explained that “he would rather see a modest increase in the minimum wage combined with policies that would improve employment and skills”. More stories from theweek.comWhat New York City can reveal about the decline in COVID-19 casesIs the new COVID normal preventing us from coming back to life? Ted Cruz says his wife is “upset” about the Cancún text leak