They really are evil

WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Senate refused Wednesday to raise the minimum wage, rejecting an election-year proposal from Democrats for the first increase in nearly a decade.

The vote was 52-46, eight short of the 60 needed.

"I don't think the Republicans get it," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., who backed a proposal for a three-step increase in the current wage floor to $7.25 an hour. The federal minimum wage has been fixed at $5.15 an hour since 1997.
-AP

It's much more important for them to eliminate the estate tax, which solely affects multibillionaires. Or to pass amendments banning gay marriage or flag burning.

Help the working poor? Ehh, fuck 'em.