Comments on: Florida amendment would halt min. wage increase for ex-felons

By: T&S

T&S — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 01:55:51 +0000

Florida is such an evil state

By: Media

Media — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:54:15 +0000

In reply to Roger. Even though I have been critical of this bill, you might be correct. In an interview yesterday, Brandes said that he has listed people in this bill for whom it can be difficult to get a job. Not giving them the required $15/hour wage would make them more likely to receive employment from companies that cannot (or will not) pay the increase. Maybe Brandes is on to something.

By: Tereto

Tereto — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 04:05:29 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. How can they exist you ask? Because society sits on their ass, and allows it to transpire.

By: Edward Nightingale

Edward Nightingale — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 02:41:38 +0000

I spent ten years in Florida and I loved almost every minute of it. Came back to to PA for a woman whom I married shortly after and not much later caught my charge. I’ve been kicking myself for leaving until reading this. To put it extremely politely, forget Florida. The politicians are backward inbred losers.

By: Concerned #2

Concerned #2 — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:58:11 +0000

More PUNISMENT !!!!!!!

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:09:39 +0000

In reply to JZ.

Some old guy named Thomas Jefferson once wrote some weird document that no one has ever heard of. It is called The Declaration of Indepence and reads in part :

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”

I seem to be lacking in a few of these areas.

By: Kathie Gourlay, Michigan

Kathie Gourlay, Michigan — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:52:58 +0000

Is there work any less valuable?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:24:11 +0000

In reply to CherokeeJack.

Of course judges know better than medical experts. That’s why there is a registry in the first place. Judges are not only the arbiters of right and wrong and of justice, but also are the supreme authority in determining what are facts, what is true, or whether a person is competent to stand trial and then later not competent to be a free citizen in a civil commitment hearing. They can cherry pick testimony as they please to bring about the outcome they desire, then sit smug at their “superior intellect” after doing so.

How did our founding fathers make such an error in judgement to create a framework wherein such people can exist?

By: WC_TN

WC_TN — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:36:21 +0000

Anything to kick men and women who are already down! Now we are heading toward wage discrimination at the hands of government?

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:14:06 +0000

Oddly enough, the law may actually give an advantage to felons. Imagine a crime-filled area where there are many ex-felons. This law may make the few who are not ex-felons difficult to employ as the company can save money by hiring felons. Perhaps non-felons will seek out a special permit as a ‘hard to hire’ person. Over time, more and more people will seek out the ‘hard to hire’ status. This will be a great way for employers to save money as the state of Florida can send a big “screw you” to the federal minimum wage law. After all, 20% of all black men will go to prison. Why should blacks make the same as whites? Florida has decided that people with disabilities (a ‘hard to hire’ status) do not deserve to be paid a federal minimum wage. Minimum wage for healthy white males can be $15 an hour, and $13 for everyone else. Perhaps once an employer learns that you have a spouse with a disability (and health care premiums for company may go up) you can apply for a ‘hard to employ’ status and continue working for less pay! God Bless America!