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Video link on foxnews website, www.foxnews.com left side of the screen..

According to FoxNews, pelosi now says Samoa is INCLUDED..

Her trickle-up theory apparently won't go over very well with the people there, as their representative had this to say (pay attention to para 2) regarding the devastation of the Samoan economy if this goes through:

"In a statement in response today, Faleomavaega (American Samoa delegate) said "despite recent claims made by the Washington Post which suggest that American Samoa is exempt from the federal minimum wage process, I wish to set the record straight." He says since 1956, the Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor has conducted Special Industry Committees every two years in American Samoa to determine minimum wage increases.

"While these Industry Committees have been phased out in other US Territories due to their more diversified economies, American Samoa continues to be a single industry economy. In fact, more than 80% of our private sector economy is dependent either directly, or indirectly, on two U.S. tuna processors, Chicken of the Sea and StarKist. As has been repeatedly stated at our Special Industry Committees, a decrease in production or departure of one or both of the two canneries in American Samoa could devastate the local economy resulting in massive layoffs and insurmountable financial difficulties," the Congressman says.

"For this very reason, I do not support efforts to apply mainland minimums to American Samoa at this time. The truth is the global tuna industry is so competitive that it is no longer possible for the federal government to demand mainland minimum wage rates for American Samoa without causing the collapse of our economy and making us welfare wards of the federal government."

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From Fox News huh... I think I saw a report by Fox about Pelosi that she eats children. Nice source...

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What a surprize, more far fetched socialist empty promises from the left.

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well it looks like the minimum wage hike that was supposed to pass samoa thanks to Pelosi is now gong to git the island full force. The repesentative from the island said that this will destroy there ecenomy just like it will destroy ours

Thats Bull Shit, that representative on Somoa just doen't want to share in the prosperity. If minimum wage destroy's the economy in SAMOA, it only proves how the economy is being mis-managed with exploitation, greed and graft.

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Tis..Tis....you want SAMOA to be a fuedal society ruled by hiearchcial Kings forever dontcha!

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Rasta, I am at a loss, becasue as long as it is the Democrats in charge, you would live in a fuedal society.

Now getting back to a side topic, why don't you cry for small business owners that are going to have to lay off some employees just so that they can afford to pay the new min wage? Also before you say that they just don't want to share the profits, you go into business to make money not give it away.

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Its a fine line btwn making money and exploiting the people who make the money for you!!

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but it looks like nancy pelosi was pat of that exploytation