Republican House Votes To End Overtime Pay For Workers, And Double Interest Rates On Student Loans On July 1: What Is Wrong With Them?

The Republican controlled House of Representatives has voted to end overtime pay for workers under the labor laws, and also to double interest rates on student loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, effective July 1!

What could possibly be going through their minds in doing both actions, neither of which will be adopted by the Democratic controlled US Senate?

Why does the Republican Party continue its mission to destroy the middle class, harm workers and college students, and be so mean spirited and nasty?

What motivates them to continue to support the elite two percent, and condemn the average American?

How can they expect to win seats in the Senate and to win the White House with such narrow minded, uncaring actions?

It has become an issue of wondering whether the GOP has any common sense, any compassion for average Americans, any realization that they are shooting themselves in the foot politically, and in so doing, shaming the great Republican leaders of past generations!

5 comments on “Republican House Votes To End Overtime Pay For Workers, And Double Interest Rates On Student Loans On July 1: What Is Wrong With Them?

  1. Princess Leia May 26, 2013 6:51 pm

    What’s wrong with them? It’s very simple. They’re a bunch of Scrooges!

  2. Engineer Of Knowledge May 26, 2013 8:23 pm

    Princess Leia,
    As I will be remembering my fallen “Band of Btothers” tomorrow, i will be also reflecting on how the House Republicans are still trying to economicly depress my wages.

    You try to stick your hand in my pocket…I’m gonna cut it off. My father is rolling over in his grave.

    I take great comfort that it will not pass in the house nor will the Predident sign it.

  3. Princess Leia May 27, 2013 11:52 am

    This is outrageous! The same Wall Street banksters who brought down the global economy in 2008 are attempting to roll back the financial regulations of Dodd-Frank that were put in place to prevent another catastrophe. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress are doing their bidding and being rewarded with campaign contributions from the financial industry.

    http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/banks-lobbyists-help-in-drafting-financial-bills/

  4. Juan Domingo Peron May 27, 2013 12:23 pm

    H.R. 1406 doesn’t end overtime pay. It’s an option that is currently available for federal, state, and local government employees. It authorizes compensatory time off at a rate of no less than one and one half hours for each hour of overtime worked and provides that compensatory time off arrangements must be consistent with any collective bargaining agreement, if applicable. Or, if not governed by collective bargaining, time off arrangements must be set forth in a written agreement prior to the performance of work. All agreements MUST be VOLUNTARY, just like in federal, state and local arrangements! They are only available to employees who have worked at least 1,000 hours of continuous employment with the employer and may be terminated by either the employee or employer. Employers may terminate the agreement with 30 days written notice (except where collective bargaining agreements apply). An employee may withdraw from an agreement at any time. Read the damn Bill , I am only copying what the black letter of the Bill! ( http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1406/text ) It’s not that complicated! Good grief!

  5. Engineer Of Knowledge May 27, 2013 2:53 pm

    Juan,
    I would say that comp time has always been in existence in industry along with time & half for hours over eight plus double time for anything over twelve or holidays. There was no legistation needed to offer comp time. As I have said, this has been in place since the late 1930’s when the unions fought and won these concessions.

    Now I maybe jaded and dubious because these are the same group that pushes the “Right To Work” agenda in states. Since this has been instituted, people have been laid off just short of being fully invested in their retirement funds. The positions were later filled with new emploies to have the same thing happen to them too. (I can list several whom this has happened to)

    As they say, the devil is in the details. I am sure we will hear more on this as time goes on. Until then.

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