FL Senate debate: on Welfare & Poverty

Betty Castor: Raising minimum wage will help

It's an embarrassment that we have such a low minimum wage. Source: Florida Senate Debate, on News4Jax.com

Mel Martinez: A buck an hour is not going to bring someone out of poverty

I believe that the minimum wage increase would be illusory and frankly would not help people. A buck an hour is not going to bring someone out of poverty. Those people just cannot support a family on those meager wages whether or not another dollar is added to it. Source: Florida Senate Debate, in St. Petersburg Times

The above quotations are from Florida Senate debate: Mel Martinez (R) vs. Betty Castor (D), Oct. 18, 2004. Click here for definitions & background information on Welfare & Poverty. Click here for more quotes by Mal Martinez on Welfare & Poverty. Click here for more quotes by Betty Castor on Welfare & Poverty.
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