It’s extraordinary how some people play loose with other people’s lives. It shouldn’t even be an option to withhold something that would mean the difference between poverty and non-poverty for so many.
CBS News
 @CBSNews
22 Feb 2021
Two key Democrats do not support the $15 minimum wage in President Biden's COVID bill, though they might be open to a smaller raise of around $11 an hour. "Everyone, it appears, seems to be laying the groundwork for the possibility of some kind of compromise," @nancycordes says

Feb 23, 2021 · 2:49 AM UTC

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Just do the right thing, no need to compromise!
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One thing a lot of people fail to realize about raising the minimum wage is that a lot of people work two or three minimum wage jobs to survive. Raising it will allow many to give up the second or third job. Reducing staff due to the hike might actually end up being okay.
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This entire issue is a red herring. Only about 5% of jobs are minimum wage jobs, and almost none of those are full time jobs. The theoretical benefit to a tiny subset that will harm all workers (especially POC) with fewer jobs, fewer hours, and higher prices is a net negative
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What makes them ok with 11 but not 15? So ridiculous. As if they are weighing some options or calculating something. They should be replaced. Yet their replacements won’t do anything either. Just enough oppose to make it fail as always.
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That's ridiculous! What about all of the employees who will have hours cut? Or those who will completely lose their position?
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Why is it the right of ANY of these people to dictate to me what kind of employment contracts I can make with an employer?
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They’ve never stayed up late at night trying to juggle how to pay for daycare, rent, utilities, car payment, car insurance, petro, food, clothes, healthcare...all on $7.25 per hour.
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Thanks to a voter initiative in Arizona, our minimum wage is now $12.15 and will rise with the COLA each year. People in the state are on board with higher wages. Kyrsten Sinema really isn't reading the room here.
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$15 isn’t going to save anyone. After taxes that’s not much money. Plus, what happens when all the small businesses in America start laying off people like crazy because they can’t afford to pay the extra money? Last time I checked restaurant owners didn’t have piles of cash 💁🏽‍♂️
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I know we’re pretty committed to fighting for $15 at this point, but I’d REALLY like to see something a little more comprehensive.
bah_zam @zam_bah
22 Feb 2021
At some point, we should probably scrap the "raise the minimum wage" model for fighting poverty and do something comprehensive like a stagnation-corrective wage increase and offer subsidies for employers based on size, pay increase, amt of profit made by the company etc.
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