Where are the democrats? The so called "Opposition Party of the People"? Partying with the republicans. Thousands in St. Louis likely to see wage drop with new law 12 / 22 Associated Press Get the app By JIM SALTER, Associated Press9 hrs ago © The Associated PressIn this Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, photo, Gennice Mackey uses a bullhorn to lead a chant of "Save the Raise!" outside a McDonald's restaurant in St. Louis. A Missouri law that takes effect Monday, Aug. 28, prohibits cities from having a higher minimum wage than the state's wage of $7.70 per hour. That means St. Louis' $10 minimum wage will be rolled back. But advocates of a higher wage are urging employers to keep the $10 minimum wage. (AP Photo/Jim Salter) Thousands of workers in St. Louis will likely see smaller paychecks starting Monday, when a new Missouri law takes effect barring local government from enacting minimum wages different than the state minimum. The law is drawing protests in St. Louis and in Kansas City, where a recent vote approving a higher minimum wage is essentially nullified without ever really taking effect. The impact is direct in St. Louis, where the minimum wage had increased to $10 after the Missouri Supreme Court sided with the city in a two-year legal battle. Days after the Supreme Court ruling, Missouri's Republican-led Legislature passed a statewide uniform minimum wage requirement. The state minimum wage is $7.70 per hour. Republican Gov. Eric Greitens declined to veto the bill, allowing it to become law. An estimated 35,000 St. Louis workers saw pay raises after the court ruling, and the city's plan had called for the minimum wage to increase to $11 per hour in 2018. State Sen. Dan Hegeman, a Republican from rural northwest Missouri, said the higher minimum would force some employers to either cut jobs or move. "You end up having fewer jobs and you do a disservice to the workers," Hegeman said. "In my heart of hearts, I really think it hurts people in the long run." Supporters of the higher wage say it's virtually impossible to live on $7.70 an hour. In St. Louis, a campaign was launched last month to pressure businesses to keep the $10 minimum wage... http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mark...-wage-drop-with-new-law/ar-AAqJRqj?li=BBnb7Kz
Since the democratic party has forgotten what it looks like, here is what an excited and inspired voter looks like. I wonder why?