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nasty little twerp with crazy bitter-man opinions
no one should vote for democrats.
What a cute outfit. Love the little curtsy too.
She was an anti-war anarchist. Leninsts vindicated again.
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I can't believe that I argued for years that the 'hysteria' over identity politics was just alarmism from people who spend too much time online.You can't question Sinema's no vote performance because it's sexist.
No, it would pass as it is very popular. Florida just passed a state $15 by 60%.I think if the 15 minimum goes to national 1 person 1 vote it still wouldn't pass.
American is weird. They're down on their luck and still refuses help just to spite the poorer hated imaginary enemies.
Exactly my point. How the hell can 40percent still rejects it.No, it would pass as it is very popular. Florida just passed a state $15 by 60%.
1. some because they are richExactly my point. How the hell can 40percent still rejects it.
40 percent of america is rich and or educated in econ 101?1. some because they are rich
2. because unlike everybody else, they have read economics 101
ya, at least.40 percent of america is rich and or educated in econ 101?
Don't poll show the exact opposite?I think if the 15 minimum goes to national 1 person 1 vote it still wouldn't pass.
I'm not sure. If election tomorrow trump would probably still got 40 percent vote to the very least.Don't poll show the exact opposite?
Also I bet there are millions who say in public they are against it because of party politics, but in the booth they would vote yes in a heartbeat. No way a majority of a country where so many struggle would say no to more money.
You can bet a great percentage of Trump voters would vote yes to a $15 min wage.I'm not sure. If election tomorrow trump would probably still got 40 percent vote to the very least.
Even democrats doesnt vote for Bernie who's for universal health care.
We'll never know. Wont bet on it though. From what i read on many quora trump supporter they're mostly against 15 minimum. Some even made a genuinely laughable comment on it.You can bet a great percentage of Trump voters would vote yes to a $15 min wage.
about 20-30% support it depending on the poll. trump won florida with 52%, and minimum wage won with 60%, so obviously at least some trump supporters voted for it.We'll never know. Wont bet on it though. From what i read on many quora trump supporter they're mostly against 15 minimum. Some even made a genuinely laughable comment on it.
For what it's worth I'm also against such thing as it disrupts businesses. And I'm not even rich. But i can see why it's not a magic wand.
I remember reading a while ago that Trump made some comments about considering it because it was polling well amongst his supporters.We'll never know. Wont bet on it though. From what i read on many quora trump supporter they're mostly against 15 minimum. Some even made a genuinely laughable comment on it.
For what it's worth I'm also against such thing as it disrupts businesses. And I'm not even rich. But i can see why it's not a magic wand.
I own a small business. And a 2x increase in minimum wage would send me to the cleaner.
Even a 20 percent increase in current climate is enough to close me down. Lots of us are operating on the negatives. We're running at cut cost level due to covid
same speech i think
Bernie is a time traveller who gets his kicks getting into photos on the right side of history.same speech i think
Not that simple.I remember reading a while ago that Trump made some comments about considering it because it was polling well amongst his supporters.
And sure, covid makes the current situation a bit different, but in normal conditions wouldn't a wage increase mean you'd get more business since people would have more money to spend? In normal conditions, not during a pandemic.
Oh god wasn't this when Trump said America will never be a socialist country. They also broke out in USA USA chants afterwards .same speech i think
I'm no economist so I'll probably just speak nonsense, but if you have more money around doesn't that mean you have more costumers and therefore don't need to increase your prices in the same proportion?Not that simple.
I used to pay 1 hour worth of minimum wage to cut my hair. They would demand more now that minimum wage is up.
If the increase is miniscule business would just suck it up in the name of competition. But if the increase is substantial the price of my haircut would also increase.
And everything from buying pizza which cost 15 minutes of labor to cook would go up.
The dentist which normally operates at 15 per hour would want to be paid more than the janitor who's now earning 15 cleaning the toilet.
And i probably got less since the disparity in income and employment in the short run would mean people prioritizing on basic goods first.
It's not a simple equation.
And a 15 minimum would create an massive outflux of outsourcing. Why pay us programmer 15 per hour when a japanese one would do the same job for 10? Just an example. Truth is many jobs can't be outsourced (shopkeeper as an example since you have to be in us to shopkeep) but many others can be outsourced (e.g. programming, call hotline is mostly outsourced to indians) at higher level factories can even outsources parts of production chain to cut cost.
Say ford made in US but oursources most of their component in taiwan, or simpsons used to outsource their animation to asia since it's cheaper.
And we havent even talked about unemployment. A 15 minimum would kill those unemployed since everything would cost more while they're getting less job opportunity.
Companies in the short run would do a massive headcount and lay some extra fat.
Etc etc. It's really hard to quantify it's effect.
In some countries raising a minimum wage can be beneficial to attract foreign skilled worker just as china is paying top dollars for expat. But the same increase in my country would bankrupt most businesses. But in saturated country raising a minimum wage would gain nothing in the long run other than inflation. And a US dollar inflation will effect the world.
For the hairdresser analogy. His market would still be limited, i can only get one haircut a day no matter how much more money I have. And the hairdresser still only has 8 hours a day. If one customer took 1 hour to finish. Even if he wanted to he can't take 16 in a day. So someone has to lose money if the haircut price remains the same. Either it's the storeowner, or the hairdresser. Human are inherently selfish, nobody would want to take the hit, they'll burden it to the customer at the end of the day, who can blame them.I'm no economist so I'll probably just speak nonsense, but if you have more money around doesn't that mean you have more costumers and therefore don't need to increase your prices in the same proportion?
The haircut example, if you pay someone $10 an hour and this person cuts the hair of 2 people for $20 each. If the community has more money and you get 3 costumers per hour, you will get $60, so an extra $20 with just an increase of $5 for your employee.
I know this is an elementary school example but for many businesses the extra income would mean there's really no impact on their profit, no?
Anyway I won't go deeper into this, I don't have the knowledge for it, but surely we can all agree that a person who works 8 hours a day can't live in poverty. If increasing the min wage isn't the answer, what is?
The old stereotype of minimum wage jobs being the sole domain of teenagers and college students paying their way through school no longer applies in the present. There are plenty of poor people who lack the training to engage in any degree of social mobility.When I was growing up in the 90’s-early 2000s minimum wage jobs were mostly young high schoolers or college students making money to buy cellphones or save for a car. They were guys and girls not much older than me working as waiters/waitresses, scooping ice cream at baskin robbins, selling snacks at the movie theater, cashiering at a store/fast food place etc.
We hear the argument a lot these days about a “living wage,” I’m guessing meaning paying rent or supporting a family. But these jobs were never meant to support a family of 4.
I know some European countries have “livable wages” and I’m curious to know how successful it is or not. Minimum wage should keep up with inflation and cost of living, but $15 is pretty steep. Small businesses will be hit hard and will be forced to raise prices or lay off workers and try to do more with less.
You’re right, it doesn’t apply to the present. So what’s the solution then?The old stereotype of minimum wage jobs being the sole domain of teenagers and college students paying their way through school no longer applies in the present. There are plenty of poor people who lack the training to engage in any degree of social mobility.
this is a twitter nobody with the same sentiment, but the way she's doing it made me laugh loudly. how is a democratic state senator calling for trump to resign 4 years ago related to anythingTweet
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Comments below this tweet show the some number of liberals/Dems in US are capable of being as likely as Republicans in indulging in crazy conspiracy theories when facts seemingly don't suit their narrative. Trump's reign has induced establishment Dems to focus solely on avoiding a repeat so much so that they now frown upon any press criticism of Democratic leaders or policies since it may benefit Trump or any other Republican. I have seen such complaints over criticism of: Neera Tanden nomination, air strikes, 15$ minimum wage issue, Cuomo scandal, MBS non-sanctions.
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Congressional Democrats have pushed ahead with a jam-packed coronavirus relief bill which Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told "Sunday Morning Futures" is an attempt to transform America as we know it.
"It's a reshaping of America," he said. "This is a trilogy of radical policy, and I hope the American people are paying attention because if you're not, you're going to wake up in a few years and your country will not be the nation you remember it being."
Depending on who you ask, that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.This self serving prick
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/graham-coronavirus-stimulus-reshaping-america
Congressional Democrats have pushed ahead with a jam-packed coronavirus relief bill which Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told "Sunday Morning Futures" is an attempt to transform America as we know it.
"It's a reshaping of America," he said. "This is a trilogy of radical policy, and I hope the American people are paying attention because if you're not, you're going to wake up in a few years and your country will not be the nation you remember it being."
What kind of idiot do you have to be to accept an interview with that guy after how it went for Trump?Speaking of...
https://www.axios.com/axios-on-hbo-lindsey-graham-74609e84-75ef-4d56-94ec-8839096bc720.html
Preview: "Axios on HBO" interviews Sen. Lindsey Graham
On which of your houses?So am I getting $1400 then?
My rent is due.