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Imagine, if you will, a new sweeping corporate tax policy reform that exempts a company in the state of the Republican author of the bill because it would be harmful to that particular business. The firestorm of criticism would be immense.
Now flash to reality....the minimum wage increase (federal law applies to territories of the United States) exempts American Samoa. Why, you ask? Well, the tuna industry is immense in American Samoa. It would damage the industry irreparably because of having to drastically increase the wages of the workers on the tuna ships. Now, I find it interesting that Starkist Tuna is headquartered in the district of....Nancy Pelosi. Now of course, the Pelosi spokemen deny that any lobbying has taken place. Sure. Would that be believed if this were the oil industry in Texas? I surely doubt it.
I would love it (and it won't happen) if Bush held a press conference and said that he couldn't in good conscience sign the bill until it applies to all, including the poor hard working folks in American Samoa, and was shocked that Pelosi would cave to special corporate interests.
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