On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant of Texas blocked the Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than four million salaried workers. Expected to take effect December 1, the rule would have doubled the salary limit for overtime eligible employees to $47,500 from $23,660.
In response, Republican politicians tweeted their enthusiasm and support for Mazzant’s decision, saying it was an important step in reining in the Obama administration’s egregious use of executive power. A win for small businesses and a long-disrespected Congress, most insisted.
This injunction is great news for #Arkansas and an important step to reining in the Obama administration’s abuse of the regulatory process. https://t.co/PWkTJ1sGQK
— Senator John Boozman (@JohnBoozman) November 23, 2016
But, as Igor Volksy pointed out, those very politicians failed to disclose the uncomfortable fact that they are far wealthier than the millions of people who would have benefited from this regulation. These politicians include Speaker Paul Ryan:
Paul Ryan's net worth = $566,1038
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) November 23, 2016
He's
cheering
that 187,000 Wisconsinites earning less than $47,476 won't get paid for working overtime https://t.co/Ea513ncXE1
Ted Cruz:
Ted Cruz's net worth = $3,013,518
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) November 23, 2016
He's
cheering
that 1,244,000 Texans earning less than $47,476 now won't get paid for working overtime https://t.co/fRw7dmh3gm
and John McCain:
McCain's net worth = $19,642,067
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) November 23, 2016
He's
cheering
that 258,000 Arizonians earning less than $47,476 won't get paid for working overtime https://t.co/DHm28iF4h9
So much for being the new champions of the working class.