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.
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 @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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The cruelty of this is overwhelming. Mans inhumanity to man. Why have some people lost their humanity?
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Kinda like $2000 recurring checks. #Emergency2kUBINOW
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Almost all politicians & business ppl agree to the importance to rise prices to help large corporations but only few agree to the importance to rise minimum salary to @ least 15 xHr Well 2 qualifications R needed in order to see that importance: have Humanitarian Heart & be Smart
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"No one should be happy unless they conform to my notion of performative existence."
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What do you expect from Democrats? Seriously? Besides $15 isn't even close to enough. And it's being framed wrong. Every wage under $24/hour is stolen labor for profit. Hurting businesses that shouldn't be in business without paying a living wage.
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Notice how lib twitter is fine with Manchin shutting this down but losing their mind over some rich lady not getting the government job she wants
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Raising the national minimum wage to $15/hr will push more people into poverty as labor intensive (mom and pop) businesses close and are replaced by capital intensive competitors (major chains) who will survive by replacing workers with technological solutions.