Then why did he sign the bill raising the minimum wage in 1977?
One thing Carter was not, was a hypocrite. How good or bad a job he did as a president can certainly be argued about, but as a person he was honest and sincerely cared about the human rights of all people in the world. It may seem unbelievable today that we ever had a non-selfish president, but he was one.
sincerely cared about the human rights of all people in the world.
Unless you were in East Timor, or El Salvador, or Cambodia, or Palestine… etc. etc. etc.
The man was a hypocrite, but I’ll give him this much, he knew it and at least tried to atone. Like every neoliberal, people just ignore his blood-soaked hands because he had a friendly persona.
Minimum Wage vote
I appreciate the correction. Sometimes I’m mistaken. It happens.
Then why did he sign the bill raising the minimum wage in 1977?
One thing Carter was not, was a hypocrite. How good or bad a job he did as a president can certainly be argued about, but as a person he was honest and sincerely cared about the human rights of all people in the world. It may seem unbelievable today that we ever had a non-selfish president, but he was one.
Unless you were in East Timor, or El Salvador, or Cambodia, or Palestine… etc. etc. etc.
The man was a hypocrite, but I’ll give him this much, he knew it and at least tried to atone. Like every neoliberal, people just ignore his blood-soaked hands because he had a friendly persona.
I appreciate the correction. Sometimes I’m mistaken. It happens.