Jesse Ventura slams minimum wage foes: Pure capitalism robbed us blind

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Jesse Ventura slams minimum wage foes: Pure capitalism robbed us blind
By Eric W. Dolan
Friday, April 4, 2014 15:43 EDT

Friday on his show “Off the Grid,” former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura called for the minimum wage to be raised and warned that unfettered capitalism was unsustainable.

“Well, it can smell like socialism all you want,” he said, responding to a viewer’s comment, “but why should a guy pushing a pencil make more than a guy doing back-breaking work digging a ditch? I notice CEOs, they never sweat. They wear suits all day, ties, they go to lunch — and they get paid the big dough.”

“Anybody working 40 hours a week should not have to be subsidized in any way, shape, or form by the government,” Ventura added. “They should be able to earn a wage to live off of.”

The political rebel and former professional wrestler said raising the minimum wage “absolutely stimulates the economy” because poorer people tend to spend most of their income on goods and services rather than stashing it in a bank.