Senate votes against minimum wage increase

So much for moral values.  GOP defeats a minimum wage increase. Let's hope that the Democrats will capitalize on that pro-corporate greed vote.

I challenge all senators to live on $5.15 and raly on Medicaid for healthcare.

Minimum wage should be tied to inflation and the rate should be automatically announced each year.

NYTimes:  The Senate defeated dueling proposals Monday to raise the $5.15-an-hour minimum wage -- one backed by organized labor, the other salted with pro-business provisions -- in a day of skirmishing that reflected Republican gains in last fall's elections.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Minimum-Wage.html