Chris Christie Says He's 'Tired of Hearing About the Minimum Wage'
Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey and potential Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election, is facing criticism after he declared on Tuesday that he is “tired of hearing about the minimum wage.”
“You know what regular folks are tired of?” asked Maria Myotte, communications coordinator for Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, in an interview with Common Dreams. “Working full-time and still living in poverty.”
Addressing the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Christie stated, “I’m tired of hearing about the minimum wage. I really am. I don’t think there’s a mother or a father sitting around the kitchen table tonight in America saying, ‘You know, honey, if our son or daughter could just make a higher minimum wage, my God, all of our dreams would be realized.’”
He added, “Is that what parents aspire to for our children? They aspire to a greater, growing America, where their children have the ability to make much more money and have much great success than they have, and that’s not about a higher minimum wage.”
During the address, which he delivered while on a break from his national tour campaigning for GOP governors, Christie also took on other topics, slamming the Affordable Care Act as well as teachers’ unions. He said, “We are saps for the teachers’ union. It’s time to start offending them.”
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