How does one quantify jobs that might have been. They can't. That is why such a simplistic understanding and approach to economics can allow people like this to propagate their nonsense.

She's an idiot who has never had to scrabble to survive. Having to budget, looking for bargains, buying a similar but cheaper product -- all the day-to-day tasks of the average American on a salary of any kind, except, obviously, in her income range. When my BW and me were first married, we counted every penny. We shared a five year old car. (My current on is 9 years old). Today, many years later, we don't need to do that, but we still do. It became ingrained in us by overcoming hardship.
A famous Latin phrase translates as "Through hardship, to the stars." Not "Through undeserved benefits to the stars."

She said America needs a raise but she has no clue how to do it. Since Obama has been in office the wealthy have done great and the poor and middle class are getting crushed. The policies she endorses are hurting the poor and raising the minimum wage will just make things worse. BTW, I am thinking the 28 million figure she quote is a result of union contracts tied to the minimum wage. Some union members get paid a set amount over the minimum wage and so they too would get a raise.

I could not resist adding my own comment on the Politicrap site:

Jan seems to have a problem with her math. Which explains much about Congress. At $7.25 / hour and a 40 hour work week, in Illinois (her home state) you would net $225 / week, not $77.
But assuming we're talking a food budget of $77/week, even out here in over priced California, I would have no problem feeding myself on that kind of budget.
This Congress critter is clearly out of touch with reality.

Wait until they start lowering the minimum wage so that we can be brought down to the level of the rest of the world.

When Shakowsky lives on $7.25 per/hr I will eat my boots. There is no proof and this is nothing more than Natzi propaganda from the horses mouth. Her shame has no bounds.

Well, she might be right in the fact that they don't have to live that way. If they work hard enough they won't have to. :)

I love the part about noting is spontaneous - you have to plan everything. Yeah - and?

She is probably the same person who does not know who we fought in the Revolutionary War. We graduate diplomas, not graduates of higher learning.

I used to watch fox business on Saturday mornings but have given up since they insist upon having economic nitwits as is evidenced by this story.