Posted by
Dawnsblood on Friday, January 12, 2007 10:31:33 PM
Powerline
gives us something to think about.
At any rate, the industry there is already falling apart to
competition from Asia and problems with opening tariffs, and even at
three bucks an hour is one of the highest paying jobs in the region.
Needless to say, a jump up to the proposed minimum wage would be the
last nail in the coffin of the tuna industry there.
I think the exception is not due to any patronage by Del Monte to
Pelosi, but rather continuing a policy already in place that American
Samoa does not need to match the minimum wage, since the wages there
are already high for the region, and there is no way the industry there
could survive a hike. I got all this from the Department of Labor
website.
Something to think about.