[Chewbaccus]

Y'see, as I am not yet eligble to vote (however I am old enough to hold a job and pay taxes, but that's another time and place), the one issue that mattered to me was the minimum wage increase.

When Casey came out to boost it to $6.65, that made me quite happy, as I make $6.25 at my job now, and Casey would mean an extra 40 cents every hour. With the many hours I work now, it's nothing to sneeze at.

When Rendell came out saying he wanted to raise it not just in PA but nationally, it rubbed me the wrong way for three reasons.

1) He said it after Casey. That is just weak in and of itself.

2) He didn't specify an amount, which screams "insincerity" to me.

3) He wants to raise it nationally as well? What will that do? The idea of raising the minimum wage x amount higher than the national level is to make PA look more attractive for entry-levels and new serfs that are just starting to work. Raise it so the national min wage is the same amount (or even worse, more) and you'll maintain the status quo or stunt PA's economic growth further respectively.

Since I'm not old enough and the community I live in is not progressive enough for other issues to concern me, I wanted Casey to win. I want a job closer to home.

~mike