God And Moses Used In Ad Against Colorado Minimum Wage Raise...Watch The Ad...

Think Progress October 14, 2006 09:39 PM

This November, Coloradoans will vote on Amendment 42, a ballot initiative to raise the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.85. If the initiative passes, the minimum wage would be "adjusted annually for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index used for Colorado."

Stop 42, the group opposed to the initiative, is taking a "biblical" approach in their campaign against a minimum wage increase. Their new ad depicts a "Moses" character speaking to the voice of God in the Rocky Mountains. "We need divine intervention," Moses says. God responds: "We can't let the people make this mistake. Go. Spread the word. Vote no on 42!"

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