Raising the min wage from $7.25/hr to $15/hr would increase wages of 32 million workers, a majority of whom currently live below poverty line. If the Dems refuse to do this, they’ll surrender all moral authority among millions of people whose votes they will need in the midterms.

Mar 1, 2021 · 3:38 PM UTC

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Google "giant sucking sound".
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What about the teenagers-college students-who really just want a part time gig should there not be a smart min wage vs such a blunt instrument. Do you see large corps advertising this e.g. amazon? Why do you think? Barrier of entry to compete with sb. Min wage with min revenue.
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The suggestion that the Dems have any moral authority is bizarre.
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The problem is real, but raising the min wage would eliminate a lot of jobs. Does your 32M account for that? Or, as I suspect is the case, does it assume that the total # of jobs remains the same?
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And again, $15/hr is so five years ago. Should be $25/hr.
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You may be too young to remember Obamacare. Health insurance to all full time employees. Almost overnight everyone's hours were cut to 39 hours a week.
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$15min wage = 32 million "WORKERS" #UBI= 78% of US Citizens $15min wage= one slice of pizza #UBI= The entire Friekn Pizza $15 min wage= work to do meaningless jobs #UBI= Do whatever the F job You want Need I go on?? ...I have more
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A family with 2 full time working adults at $7.25/hr, makes $29,000 per year. At $15/hr that would increase to $62,400 per year. It would lift millions of families out of poverty.
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Better framing: tag dem politician in post who is against minimum and ask directly why they refuse to support. Then set up plan to get x amount of people to call, write, and visit(safely) said dem to put pressure to change their minds. Tweets can be actionable.
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Or it could put $16M out of work, and close many small businesses, but would help out global corporations to put their local competition out of business. Go ahead and make robots cheaper that labor and see what happens...
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