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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 23 hours ago

To End ‘New Gilded Age,’ House Progressives Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25 Per Hour

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To End ‘New Gilded Age,’ House Progressives Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25 Per Hour

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To End 'New Gilded Age,' House Progressives Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25 Per Hour | Common Dreams
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​"We need an economy that reflects the realities of 2026, not one stuck over a decade ago," said the newly sworn-in Rep. Analilia Mejía, who helped lead the campaign to raise wages in her home state of New Jersey.
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  • ChristerMLB@piefed.social
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    Hot take: Progressive congresspeople should focus on ending union-busting, not on increasing minimum wage. The unions can handle minimum wage.

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    Always talking about minimums, but never maximums.

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      Set the maximum to a factor of the lowest. Want to pay yourself more? Great! Go ahead! You just have to make sure you pay all your employees enough too.

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      Same party of billionaires.

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    Good start, but if they think this is going to end this absolutely insane wealth disparity they have another thing coming.

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      No one policy is going to do that on its own. Criticizing one that that would help because it’s not all the things, is fucking stupid

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        Criticizing it because it will never pass and it’s just a sham they are selling so you vote for their genocidal asses is not fucking stupid.

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          Repeatedly saying “this won’t pass” Everytime a fix is proposed GIVES THEM PERMISSION TO NOT PASS IT.

          You’re telling politicians that you won’t get mad at them for blocking it. You’ve already accepted defeat. Stop it.

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            Who the fuck accepted defeat? I just got another weapon two days ago, and trained someone new on its use yesterday. What the fuck are you doing?

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      They need to set the maximum wage to 6x the lowest paid employee not 600x.

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        $1bn per year working 40 hours a week is 19,231 times more than 25

        😳

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      It’s not a good start, we all know this is election year pandering they will go no where

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    would be a welcomed change, but won’t happen.

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    It must be an election year

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    Can we make bets on it not passing? I could use the extra money.

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      Now that’s what I call hedging!

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      I’ve got “great” news: there are apps for that now.

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      It would be nice if they could pass it in time for it to still be relevant.

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