Mitt Romney reiterated his call to raise the federal minimum wage and said Republicans are “nuts” for not doing so already.
“I think we’re nuts not to raise the minimum wage,” he said in an interview with The Washington Post. “I think as a party, to say we’re trying to help the middle class of America and the poor and not raise the minimum wage sends exactly the wrong signal.”
The former Republican nominee for president also said that the party’s economic platform should get a new focus.
“As a party we speak a lot about deregulation and tax policy, and you know what? People have been hearing that for 25 years and they’re getting tired of that message,” he said.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2016/01/13/mitt-romney-gop-nuts-for-not-supporting-minimum-wage-increase/ytG1iO003D40aIo9ZgxRrJ/story.html
“I think we’re nuts not to raise the minimum wage,” he said in an interview with The Washington Post. “I think as a party, to say we’re trying to help the middle class of America and the poor and not raise the minimum wage sends exactly the wrong signal.”
The former Republican nominee for president also said that the party’s economic platform should get a new focus.
“As a party we speak a lot about deregulation and tax policy, and you know what? People have been hearing that for 25 years and they’re getting tired of that message,” he said.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2016/01/13/mitt-romney-gop-nuts-for-not-supporting-minimum-wage-increase/ytG1iO003D40aIo9ZgxRrJ/story.html
