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To End 'New Gilded Age,' House Progressives Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25 Per Hour (www.commondreams.org)
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[–] 1 point 5 months ago (14 children)

They’ll cut your hours, like they did in Covid, instead of paying you a living wage. Thus you’ll still be forced to work for multiple slavers.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (13 children)

    Who cares? If you have two twenty hour jobs at 25 an hour?

    such negative people in here.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (12 children)

    All you said that you're financially&economically illiterate. Try learning something for a change.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (11 children)

    Hey cool pop science graphics, truly the epitome of educational.

    Here is a paper from Berkley showing the effects of increased minimum wage did not impact employment, did not significantly or proportionally increase costs and absolutely did put workers in a better position.

    Elasticity was covered in my studies yes. Thanks for linking, if I ever forget the basics of economics I'll be sure to check back.

    https://irle.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Effects-of-a-20-Minimum-Wage-Evidence-from-Granular-Data-on-Wages-Employment-and-Prices-April-1-2026.pdf

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (10 children)

    Hours.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (9 children)

    Another solid arugment. Amazing how well you manage to condescend and be wrong.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (8 children)

    Nothing in your paper, and this last reply addresses the enforcement of employer reduction of hours. Employers reduced work hours during Covid, and still do today. They are not increasing wages.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (7 children)

    You are the only person talking about this, you are having a different conversation unrelated to this post.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (6 children)

    Yeah. I am the only person that got laid off, and reduced hours for worldwide during and after covid.🙃 You got me there. Shame on me for wanting people to earn what they truly make.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (5 children)

    Sucks for you man but ut irrelevant to the discussion, as unfortunate as it is.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    What in heavens name do you think the discussion is‽

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Improving minimumwage is a good thing. You wentoff in your bag about nothing.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Without improving hours, you will get the same salary. Wage slave.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    ...so you work less for the same money? Thats a result.

    How can I explain this any simpler. Sorry you got a result you didnt want, workers working less while maintaining their purchasing power is a result.

    Stronger working conditions and contract protections are separate and important.

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