On July 17 I called the D.C. offices of Sen. Carper, Sen. Coons and Rep. Rochester to express my opposition to increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, explaining that raising the minimum is very inflationary, and that the market and competition are very effective in setting wages based on skills and productivity.
On Aug. 7, I received a letter signed by Sen. Chris Coons dated July 31, stating the following, and I quote, “Thank you for contacting me to express support for legislation to increase the federal minimum wage, such as the Raise the Wage Act. I appreciate you taking the time to write. Again, thank you for contacting me. It is an honor to represent Delaware in the United States Senate, and I hope you will continue to keep me informed of the issues that matter to you.”
Since my phone call to Sen. Coons’ office expressed a very strong opposition to raising the minimum wage, either our senator has a very incompetent staff or his staff has been instructed to falsify the content of incoming phone calls.
We are continually asked to contact our elected officials to express our opinions. My question now is why? If this reflects the nature of such contact, it appears to be a waste of time.
Maybe this is a prime example as to why our government is broken.
John Pinnell
Lewes
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