Grover Norquist has done a fine job of getting the Republicans who are elected to sign a pledge against raising taxes. This is OK for the fortunate members of the Paycheck Party who actually pay taxes, but really does nothing to help our paychecks, except in a very subtle way. What we need is a Paycheck Party Pledge for politicians to take to show that they really have our interests at heart, and not the men who paid for their election campaigns.

Here’s a couple of ideas for a Paycheck Party Pledge for our politicians to make:

I, the undersigned politician, hereby agree to do everything in my power to help pass the Minimum Laws of the paycheck-earning majority who elected me.

I promise to support and fight for the passage of the Minimum Vacation Law, which will guarantee without exception or modification the right of every paycheck earning person to thirty days of paid vacation a year after the first year of employment and for every year thereafter until the termination of their employment. These days will be in addition to the standard holidays already paid for.

I promise to support and fight for the passage of the Minimum Severance Pay Law, which will provide every paycheck earning person the right to be paid one month’s salary, based on the highest monthly salary earned, for every year the employee has worked, upon termination of their employment, either voluntary or not.

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