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From: Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hillaryclinton.com> To: Steve Silberstein <stevesilberstein@hotmail.com> CC: Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com>, "Ann O'Leary" <aoleary@hillaryclinton.com>, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1145ba6c769ec0052d518514 --001a1145ba6c769ec0052d518514 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Steve. In case you missed it, you might be interested in HRC's comments on tipped wages at her rally in New York on Wednesday: Hillary Clinton on tipping: It=E2=80=99s time to end the tipped minimum wag= e <http://www.amny.com/news/elections/hillary-clinton-on-tipping-it-s-time-to= -end-the-tipped-minimum-wage-1.11534023> The Wage Policy Hillary Clinton Calls =E2=80=98Shameful,=E2=80=99 Explained <http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/03/04/3756662/hillary-clinton-tipped= -minimum-wage/> Hillary Clinton Wants to Raise the Minimum Wage for All Workers, Including Those Who Earn Tips <http://www.eater.com/2016/3/3/11152642/hillary-clinton-tipping-15-minimum-= wage> Clinton Calls for Increased Minimum Wage, End of Tipped Wages in NYC Speech <https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160303/hells-kitchen-clinton/clinton-ca= lls-for-15-minimum-wage-end-tipped-wages-nyc-speech> On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Steve Silberstein < stevesilberstein@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dan, Ann and John, > Making America Whole > Is not the best slogan to describe what the campaign (and HRC) is about -= - > makes me think America is in a hole > > much better would be Make America Great FOR EVERYONE > which sets up the contrast with Trump, and actually makes it easier for > some of his voters to switch over to HRC > > And, to top if off if HRC could lead with an example of FOR EVERYONE, it > could be not only raising the minimum wage, but also requiring ALL > employers to pay ALL their workers AT LEAST that min wage, i.e. getting r= id > of the loopHOLE that allows some employers (namely restaurant owners) to > pay less than the min wage to some of their workers, namely waitresses, > which are often paid only $2.13 an hour due to this loophole, forcing the > hardworking American waitress to rely on tips to pay the rent and put foo= d > on the table for their own kids. Indeed, tips are a vestiage of an earlie= r > era when another set of employers, namely plantation owners, did not pay > their workers at all. If we are going to make America great for everyone > Its time to finally get rid of loopholes like this -- indeed Minnesota a= nd > six other states have done so, its time for the federal government to > change to do too too so that the states like Michigan and Ohio and Florid= a > have to do the same as Minnesota, Alaska, Montana and others, i.e. to Mak= e > America Great for everyone, where all have to play by the same rules, and > all employers have to pay all their workers at least a decent min wage. > > (And I am sure you saw that Oregon just passed a law to raise the state's > min wage to $14.75) > Just heard Biden give a speech before the Calif Dem Convention saying the > min wage should be raised to $15.00 > > -- Steve > > --001a1145ba6c769ec0052d518514 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Steve. In case you missed it, you might be interest= ed in HRC's comments on tipped wages at her rally in New York on Wednes= day:<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.amny.com/news/elections/hilla= ry-clinton-on-tipping-it-s-time-to-end-the-tipped-minimum-wage-1.11534023">= Hillary Clinton on tipping: It=E2=80=99s time to end the tipped minimum wag= e</a></div><div><a href=3D"http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/03/04/3756= 662/hillary-clinton-tipped-minimum-wage/">The Wage Policy Hillary Clinton C= alls =E2=80=98Shameful,=E2=80=99 Explained=C2=A0</a><br></div><div><a href= =3D"http://www.eater.com/2016/3/3/11152642/hillary-clinton-tipping-15-minim= um-wage">Hillary Clinton Wants to Raise the Minimum Wage for All Workers, I= ncluding Those Who Earn Tips</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.dnainfo.c= om/new-york/20160303/hells-kitchen-clinton/clinton-calls-for-15-minimum-wag= e-end-tipped-wages-nyc-speech">Clinton Calls for Increased Minimum Wage, En= d of Tipped Wages in NYC Speech</a></div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D= "gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 11:31 A= M, Steve Silberstein <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:stevesilberste= in@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">stevesilberstein@hotmail.com</a>></spa= n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b= order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Dan, Ann and John,</div><div>Making America Whol= e</div>Is not the best slogan to describe what the campaign (and HRC) is ab= out -- makes me think America is in a hole<div><br></div><div>much better w= ould be Make America Great FOR EVERYONE</div><div>which sets up the contras= t with Trump, and actually makes it easier for some of his voters to switch= over to HRC</div><div><br></div><div>And, to top if off if HRC could lead = with an example of FOR EVERYONE, it could be not only raising the minimum w= age, but also requiring ALL employers to pay ALL their workers AT LEAST tha= t min wage, i.e. getting rid of the loopHOLE that allows some employers (na= mely restaurant owners) to pay less than the min wage to some of their work= ers, namely waitresses, which are often paid only $2.13 an hour due to this= loophole, forcing the hardworking American waitress to rely on tips to pay= the rent and put food on the table for their own kids. Indeed, tips are a = vestiage of an earlier era when another set of employers, namely plantation= owners, did not pay their workers at all. If we are going to make America = great for everyone =C2=A0Its time to finally get rid of loopholes like this= -- indeed Minnesota and six other states have done so, its time for the fe= deral government to change to do too too so that the states like Michigan a= nd Ohio and Florida have to do the same as Minnesota, Alaska, Montana and o= thers, i.e. to Make America Great for everyone, where all have to play by t= he same rules, and all employers have to pay all their workers at least a d= ecent min wage.</div><div><br></div><div>(And I am sure you saw that Oregon= just passed a law to raise the state's min wage to $14.75)</div><div>J= ust heard Biden give a speech before the Calif Dem Convention saying the mi= n wage should be raised to $15.00</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color= =3D"#888888"><div><br></div><div>-- Steve</div><div><br></div> <= /font></span></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1145ba6c769ec0052d518514--