Rick Scott Opposes a Minimum Wage Increase. Who’s Surprised?

January 9, 2014

Marco Rubio said yesterday that the federal government should turn over all poverty programs to the states. Just a few hours later, Rick Scott said that a new push to increase the minimum wage makes him “cringe.”

Well, let’s look at Rick Scott’s record on helping poor Floridians:

…cut Bright Futures scholarships by millions while raising tuition.
…opposed the DREAM Act and expanding opportunity for Dreamers.
…said “the right thing happened” after many poor, minority voters stood in voting lines five and six hours long.
…failed to fight for Medicaid expansion for over one million Floridians.

And now Rick Scott, who has presided over a huge increase in low-wage jobs, says raising the minimum wage makes him “cringe”? It isn’t even surprising.