Biden Expresses Support for Amazon Union Vote in Alabama: 'Make Your Voice Heard' (cnbc.com) 203
Without naming Amazon specifically, President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed support for a closely watched union vote at one of the retail giant's Alabama warehouses, calling it "vitally important." From a report: "Today and over the next few days and weeks, workers in Alabama and all across America are voting on whether to organize a union in their workplace," Biden said in a video shared to his Twitter page. "This is vitally important -- a vitally important choice, as America grapples with the deadly pandemic, the economic crisis and the reckoning on race -- what it reveals is the deep disparities that still exist in our country."
Earlier this month, close to 6,000 workers at an Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, began voting by mail on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, kicking off the first major unionization effort within the company since 2014. Last November, workers at the Alabama facility notified the NLRB of their plans to hold a vote on whether to be represented by the RWDSU. [...] In the video, Biden said it's "up to the workers, full stop" to decide whether they want to join a union. He also discouraged employers from interfering in union elections. "There should be no intimidation, no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda," Biden said. No supervisor should confront employees about their union preferences. You know, every worker should have a free and fair choice to join a union...no employer can take that right away. So make your voice heard," he added.
Earlier this month, close to 6,000 workers at an Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, began voting by mail on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, kicking off the first major unionization effort within the company since 2014. Last November, workers at the Alabama facility notified the NLRB of their plans to hold a vote on whether to be represented by the RWDSU. [...] In the video, Biden said it's "up to the workers, full stop" to decide whether they want to join a union. He also discouraged employers from interfering in union elections. "There should be no intimidation, no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda," Biden said. No supervisor should confront employees about their union preferences. You know, every worker should have a free and fair choice to join a union...no employer can take that right away. So make your voice heard," he added.
Bezos's mask dropped on this issue (Score:4, Insightful)
Bezos was all about mail-in ballots for the 2020 election, but did a 180 turn [thefederalist.com] on them for union voting.
The difference between the 2020 election and this election is who controls the counting and process. It's not the billionaires this time.
Look, either mail-in voting is safe or it isn't. Now that Bezos stands to be on the losing end because his allies aren't counting the votes, is losing his mind. That should tell you something. He knows that "anonymous ballots + mail-in voting" means you can't easily trace which ballot is legit unless you require people to put their real name on the envelope which partly defeats the claim to "anonymous ballots" by creating a theoretical means of tracing and tracking people's votes.
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In both this and the federal election case, it was all about excluding people whom you fear would mostly vote against your desired outcome. The safety argument is just a red herring because you can't openly argue for your real reason. You can do so when think you're talking only to your supporters though: https://youtu.be/rHFOwlMCdto?t... [youtu.be] (that one is about voter ID, but it's the same story).
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Apparently you're unaware that both sides were informed of the issues with computerized voting systems in the 1990s in a letter signed by over 100 of the top computer scientists in the country directed to the leadership of both parties. Instead of acting to preserve the integrity of the vote they embraced the system that they knew was irrevocably compromised, AND enshrined closed-source programming in law, AND instituted "testing" systems that they knew from the outset were inadequate. Both sides happily
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Quick tally results are only needed to keep the talking heads busy guessing who the winner will be.
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He's probably more worried that mail-in makes it easier to vote and if more people vote, they're more likely to vote for unionization. I doubt election security comes in to the picture at all
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You don't need a conspiracy theory to explain this. Bezos is a hypocrite, he likes mail in when it gets the result he wants and opposes it when it doesn't.
Absolutely interfere with union elections (Score:5, Insightful)
On the other hand, if you treat me and my fellow employees with disrespect, pay as little as possible, and generally make my workplace miserable, I'm going to either look for another job or try to form a union. Fortunately, I'm in a career where my skills are (currently) in high demand.
I get that there are a great deal of jobs and locations where you don't have an option for other jobs without moving. And I know life gets in the way of moving: try caring for an aging parent while trying to find a job in another city. It isn't easy and often isn't even doable. I just wish more companies would make their workplaces and jobs far more desirable and not do the "bare minimum".
percent increase not dollar increase (Score:2)
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Instead of selling a 15 dollar min wage (which is a joke)
You keep saying it's a joke without any justification. Your argument is the joke; you don't have one.
Imagine being the guy who just finished college and is making 18 bucks an hour instead of 12. now everyone gets 15 an hour. what about the guy making 18? does he get a raise? he put in the time and effort he should.
He should, but he's not the person we need to help right now. The people we need to help most and soonest are the people whose basic needs aren't being met.
If you want to help him as well, that's great. But if you don't want to help the people who need help the most because it's not fair to him, then you're just coming up with excuses as to why it's okay to fuck people over.
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fuck the people who tried, and reward those who dont????
No, in other words, stop the bleeding before you worry about the sniffles. But if you have a viable plan that solves both problems at once, we'd love to hear about it. At least, I know I would.
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It's the same as it is now - if a business pays their more experienced employees minimum wage, they're probably going to look for a new job so if they want to keep them they'll have to give them a raise.
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Re:Biden gives zero fucks about workers (Score:5, Insightful)
The problem is that a minimum wage at a national level makes very little sense. The cost of living in New York City or San Francisco is very different from the cost of living in Missoula or Flint.
Also, I think this points to a bigger problem. We have more and more people trying to support themselves off minimum wage jobs. When I worked at McDonald's in highschool, it was 80% staffed by highschool kids, and any adults working there had some kind of management job and were making above minimum wage. Now I walk into a McDonald's and it seems like a large number of the employees are adults, well into their 20s or older. What is going wrong with our education system and jobs sector that so many people are forced into such low paying jobs in the first place?
outsorceing and walmart killed lot's of non chain (Score:2)
outsorceing and walmart killed lot's of non chain places.
and now amazon is killing retail stores.
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Walmart, Target and Kroger killed retail stores and entire downtown shopping districts in the '80s and '90s, before Amazon even sold books online. They've been funding propaganda for 20 years now that it's Amazon's fault, and far too many people believe them.
Re:Biden gives zero fucks about workers (Score:5, Insightful)
The problem is that a minimum wage at a national level makes very little sense. The cost of living in New York City or San Francisco is very different from the cost of living in Missoula or Flint.
That doesn't mean it makes little sense. The current federal minimum wage is not adequate anywhere. This is tantamount to the federal government condoning slavery. A federal minimum wage should provide for a minimum wage which is adequate to meet the median cost of living in the country. Just as UBI should not pay enough for anyone to live anywhere, nor should the minimum wage. There is only so much of the most desirable places to go around. But it should serve the needs of the majority of the population.
There's also no reason why a federal minimum wage can't take cost of living into account, and as such vary across the nation, so long as it's based on some reasonable metric.
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you lost me when you tried to equate a voluntary employment with slavery.
You got lost when you considered mandatory work to meet basic human needs "voluntary". It wasn't anything I said, it was your own prejudice. Your type is always blaming that kind of reaction on other people. That is, the type that's happy with the status quo, and doesn't give a fuck about the people that they abuse along the way — sometimes directly, and sometimes by proxy.
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my type? ive been out of work for 2 years and thankfully have family support. but i wouldnt expect others to help me as its not their job.
It's not your family's job to support you, either, you fucking lazy layabout sponging off of others.
See how easy that was?
It's much harder to take a genuinely nuanced view of the situation and make proposals which serve all people, especially those who need help the most. But if we want to actually improve the situation, that's what we actually have to do.
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that is the difference
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you lost me when you tried to equate a voluntary employment with slavery
That's only because you can't draw parallels between paying people just enough to put a roof over their head while remaining 100% wholly dependent on you with simply providing them a roof over their head providing they do what you want them to while remaining 100% wholly dependent on you.
Adults working for minimum wage are not voluntarily employed.
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That doesn't mean it makes little sense. The current federal minimum wage is not adequate anywhere. This is tantamount to the federal government condoning slavery.
Oh, really, All the stuff I read about slavery sounded much worse than not paying people enough.
Re:Biden gives zero fucks about workers (Score:5, Insightful)
Oh, really, All the stuff I read about slavery sounded much worse than not paying people enough.
Welcome to the modern age where corporations have actually devised a system which is more beneficial to them than slavery, but which still has all the same undesirable effects. Under this system, they get workers to do everything they want, they don't pay them enough to live on, and you and I make up the difference. IOW, it makes everyone who works for a living and pays taxes a slave laboring without due reward. And you are this system's cheerleader. YAY RAH!
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Using the term "slavery" to describe this is deeply offensive to people who experienced actual slavery, or whose ancestors did. I understand what you're trying to say, and that you're trying to find a strong word to highlight a real problem, but in the process you and the rest of those who do this weaken and devalue the word, forcing those who want to talk about true slavery to use phrases like "true slavery". This is similar to those who use "genocide" to describe a handful of racially-motivated murders which, though awful, do not remotely compare to an actual attempt to erase a people from existence.
These words have power because they describe really horrific abuses. Co-opting them for other purposes brings momentary attention to those other purposes but in the long run makes weakens the horror of the real abuse. I suppose that would be okay if the real thing no longer existed, and if past events no longer had any impact on today's dialogue, but neither of those things is true for either slavery or genocide.
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Walmart HR department actually hands out brochures to employees about how to apply for welfare payments because they know their pay won't support employees families.
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National minimum wage makes perfect sense (Score:2)
While having a population too spread out is bad, having one too concentrated is just as if not worse. A high national minimum wage means people can afford to live places with a lower cost of living.
As somebody who moved to a big city for a job and has seen th
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McDonalds is currently advertising $15
In your area. I'll guarantee that in Louisiana it's nowhere near that.
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Wages would go up for some, but the $15/hr min wage would also put lots of small businesses out of business, giving more power to the large employers, like Amazon, Walmart, and Home Depot. The minimum wage leads to soulless corporate masters getting more power.
There's also immediate job losses and increased automation leading to more job losses - but those are different arguments.
A UBI is a much better solution - that will empower more people to open up more small businesses, which are good for families and
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Wages would go up for some, but the $15/hr min wage would also put lots of small businesses out of busines
If your business can't afford to pay a living wage, and thus depends on abusing workers, you deserve to go out of business because your business model is inherently unsustainable.
A UBI is a much better solution
I agree, but between here and there we still need to support laborers.
Re:Biden gives zero fucks about workers (Score:4, Insightful)
Or maybe it's because your city offered tax incentives to your larger competitors that they didn't offer to you. And there are other ways that large companies gain an unfair advantage over smaller companies.
Requiring larger employers to pay their workers more is one way to help level the playing field. If you think competition is good.
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> If your business can't afford to pay a living wage, and thus depends on abusing workers, you deserve to go out of business because your business model is inherently unsustainable.
You're shilling for the megacorps.
What about businesses just starting out? What about people with no experience who don't have skills worth a minimum wage?
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Re:Biden gives zero fucks about workers (Score:5, Insightful)
Paying a teenager with no experience and few responsibilities $10/hr is not treating them like crap - it's a starter job that gets them on a job ladder.
And I've worked for many different companies in my life - I'd much rather work at a small company where you're treated like a person than a large one where you're treated as an expense. Small companies are much more personal and humane. Of course there are exceptions, but in my experience it's the large companies, the ones that will survive with the higher min wage requirements, that treat people like crap.
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The minimum wage is exactly **FOR** those with no experience or skills. If you have experience and/or skills then they should be paying you more for them. What about this is so puzzling to conservatives? You would think this is a radical new idea that's never been tried before.
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Why don't you move to communist China if you want that level of servitude?
Because there is no such thing.
I bet you think North Korea is a democracy, too.
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Wages would go up for some, but the $15/hr min wage would also put lots of small businesses out of business, giving more power to the large employers, like Amazon, Walmart, and Home Depot. The minimum wage leads to soulless corporate masters getting more power.
Perhaps the minimum wage should vary depending on the size of the employer.
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Perhaps the minimum wage should vary depending on the size of the employer.
At which point every department in every location becomes a separately registered organisation in some off-shore haven which requires no documentation.
The Feds are sophisticated enough to see through such simple workarounds. They can require that the departments be "independent" in the sense that they have their own stockholders and board of directors (if a corporation), report their income separately to the IRS, have their own name, logos and advertising, etc.
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the $15/hr min wage would also put lots of small businesses out of business
This has been the go-to argument since the minimum wage was first instituted and every time it has been raised since, but do you want to know a secret? It's never happened. Afterwards all the cons that were claiming it was the end of the world for small businesses quietly pretend that they ever said anything of the sort, until it's time for the next hike.
Re: Biden gives zero fucks about workers (Score:2)
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If the employees of a business require assistance to keep food on their plate or shelter over their head then keeping those businesses on life-support is not justified. Let the businesses fail, that's the point of Capitalism, the demand for their products is still there and the "better" businesses will survive. But if the working class cannot afford anything resembling a luxury, money ain't circulating.
I don't get why so many around here are fine with ppl going hungry or homeless out of "tough love" but
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In the "old days", minimum-wage jobs were considered stepping stones to better jobs. You didn't spend your life working for minimum wage if you had any ambition for a better life.The jobs didn't require skills, other than showing up when you were supposed to and completing the work assigned.
You gained experience, maybe learned a few skills, then you found a better job, either within the organization that hired you, or somewhere else. You weren't expected to make a living at a MW job, because you generally g
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In the "old days", minimum-wage jobs were considered stepping stones to better jobs.
According to whom?
You didn't spend your life working for minimum wage if you had any ambition for a better life.
You could raise a family on a single minimum wage job, you didn't have to have ambition for a better life because you could have a house, and a car, and two kids, and a picket fence. Paying a living wage was the explicit and stated goal of the minimum wage. It has been watered down since at the behest of our corporate masters.
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In the "old days", minimum-wage jobs were considered stepping stones to better jobs.
According to whom?
You didn't spend your life working for minimum wage if you had any ambition for a better life.
You could raise a family on a single minimum wage job, you didn't have to have ambition for a better life because you could have a house, and a car, and two kids, and a picket fence. Paying a living wage was the explicit and stated goal of the minimum wage. It has been watered down since at the behest of our corporate masters.
No, you could not. The first federal minimum wage that was enacted in 1938 was $0.25 an hour. Multiple sources cite this as less than $5.00 an hour in 2020 dollars. You won't believe me anyway so search for it yourself.
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Here's a good article with some data on the different comparisons of the minimum wage over time:
https://medium.com/@aaronmhill... [medium.com]
The "Rent vs Minimum Wage" graphs are quite telling - basically they're very close now so people making minimum wage can't afford rent+food+etc while in the past it was possible.
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The article also looks at GDP in comparison and there's a stark difference to 50 years ago. Looking back 100 years ago probably isn't that helpful
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I lived on minimum wage through the late '70s and early '80s, you most certainly could live on it and it was tied to inflation (until Reagan) to ensure that stayed true.
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According to whom?
The people that lived at the time, some of which are still alive.
Are we to believe the people that experienced the world then, or are we supposed to instead believe a shitfuck that didnt live then, that calls all the people that did live then liars, for they do not admit the truths that you just somehow know, even though the only position that you have been in to learn these things, is the one where you instead stick your fingers in your ears and call the people that for certain ARE in a position to know
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$15 wage is supported by the kiosk industry. I wonder why? It ought to be $0.
We need a system that incentivizes people to learn new skills not pay them more for mindless jobs that will soon be automated.
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We need a system that incentivizes people to learn new skills not pay them more for mindless jobs that will soon be automated.
What We (The People) actually need is a system that cares for the basic needs of all of us, not just corporations. Anything after that is details.
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My cohort was raised on the bullshit that we once we had our diploma (or
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My cohort was raised on the bullshit that we once we had our diploma (or better, a degree), we're set.
The thing is, you were told, while getting that fucking diploma, that you wouldnt be set.
Sure, SOME people told you that you would be set, but MOST people did not.
It is clear that those SOME were either (A) wrong, or (B) lying
Your new problem is that you are still listening to those same fucking people.
This is false (Score:2)
Also, you do realize you just ended your post with the tired "learn to code" meme, right?
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Just doubling the Minimum wage overnight, while in the middle of a recession is just stupid. Long term a $15 minimum wage is a good idea, as the new amount accounts for increases in cost of living, that isn't just standard inflation. (such as needed a Car for every adult, where the cars are required to have safety and environmental features), and such increase in wages will be overall good for the economy in the long run, as people will be able to buy more stuff. However, many businesses are running on th
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Just doubling the Minimum wage overnight, while in the middle of a recession is just stupid. Long term a $15 minimum wage is a good idea, as the new amount accounts for increases in cost of living, that isn't just standard inflation. (such as needed a Car for every adult, where the cars are required to have safety and environmental features), and such increase in wages will be overall good for the economy in the long run, as people will be able to buy more stuff. However, many businesses are running on the edge right now, and would cause a lot of layoffs if such a wage was just dropped onto them. So you would have a lot of out of worked unskilled labor vs. a lot of under paid unskilled labor. Which is worse?
There needs to be a careful plan where wages are raised more carefully, giving businesses time to adapt to the changes. As well for those who are on minimum wage to get use to the new wages. Getting paid twice as much can often lead to a lot of bad spending on their part, which may put them into more trouble than they are ready for.
Good thing then that it's not going to be doubled overnight, it's supposed to increase over several years. And then will be tied to median income IIRC. It's almost as if they thought about this stuff.
Internet snark changes hearts and minds? (Score:2)
Try talking to your engineering students this way when your TA/instructor/faculty job depends on teaching evaluations.
I am probably going to be modded down because I am doing the same thing, but just saying.
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It was tied to inflation until the Reagan Badministration. I remember living on minimum wage, it wasn't easy but it wasn't terribly difficult either.
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I remember living on minimum wage, it wasn't easy but it wasn't terribly difficult either.
And I remember being a teenager in the same period, and always being able to find jobs that paid more than minimum wage. All that was needed was to make myself more valuable to employers.
Note that "being more valuable" isn't the same as saying you "deserve more".
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Ah, I lived in northern Michigan, if it wasn't factory work then it was minimum wage there. After a couple of years I was able to "move up" to a stamping mill job that paid more, but no one in our area made more than minimum wage just out of high school unless Daddy owned the business or something.
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Wasn't that a part of his $1.9 billion relief bill that the Senate Parliamentarian decided couldn't be included if it were to be passed under Reconciliation?
Yes, the Senate Parliamentarian whose opinion is not legally binding and can safely and reasonably be ignored.
Don't try to lay this decision on someone else. It's solely Biden's responsibility. Remember THE BUCK STOPS HERE? Biden doesn't.
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Why not just put it up for a stand alone vote? That is the way things should be done anyway.
The Republicans don't ask how things should be done while they're fucking everything up because they believe that government doesn't and shouldn't work. The Democrats shouldn't ask how things should be done if they plan to fix it.
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so when trump said we should do a stand alone 2K bill. and the democrats said no.. you blame trump?
Nope. Trump's failings are Trump's, and the Democrats' failings belong to them.
However, Trump only said that to shit on McConnell, knowing that it wasn't actually going to happen under the Republicans' control of congress, a point orthogonal to whether it happens while the Democrats have control. And, of course, to con suckers like you into thinking that he actually wanted it.
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Re:Biden gives zero fucks about workers (Score:5, Interesting)
Do you have a citation for this?
From everything that I can find and everything that I remember it was the Republicans (well McConnell to be precise) that were blocking any attempts at a $2000 relief check going out to Americans.
So no I wouldn't blame Trump I would blame senate Republicans.
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The Republicans did not show any urgency for anything in 2020 until the death of RBG. That should weigh a lot more with you than it appears to be doing right now.
Actually this isn't entirely correct (Score:2)
It's not correct to say Republicans hate government, they're just selective about what they like.
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This is why the large cities in the US have the lowest crime rates and best schools.
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It takes 60 votes to pass the Senate outside of reconciliation. Last we checked, they had 50 + K. Harris. Please try to keep up.
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50+ Kamala Harris, minus Joe Manchin who is Republican in all but name.
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So sad how many people think that rules only apply to others. And that changing the rules to favor party in power is ok as long as we are party in power, no consideration for when other party is in power.
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As with many issues, the US is a very large country and one size does NOT fit all.
In some very $$ cities $15/hr still likely isn't much of a living wage...but in others, that is a LOT of money, and in those areas where the cost of living is lower, it would make it almost impossible for those small employers to pay that much and hope to keep the # of employees they have, much less stay in business.
I won't even get into the argument act not every job should be expected
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In some very $$ cities $15/hr still likely isn't much of a living wage...but in others, that is a LOT of money,
Name one place in the USA where $15/hr is a lot of money, let alone "a LOT" of money.
I won't even get into the argument act not every job should be expected to be one that you'd make a living from...
Because you are in favor of effective surgery.
teens getting their first jobs don't need to make enough money to support a family of 4.
The majority of minimum wage earners are adults, and around a third of them are trying to support a family. You went into what you said you wouldn't go into, and then you tried to gaslight on that subject.
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Not to mention the fact that the $15/hr doesn't even kick in until 2025. The minimum wage would only gradually increase until then. If you can't figure out a way to make $15/hr work for your business in 4 years then maybe you shouldn't be in business.*
The youth wage (you know for those teens that don't need to support a family) wouldn't actually reach $15/hr until 2027. In 2027 there would finally be one minimum wage across the board unlike now where there are 4 levels of minimum wages (normal, tipped, yout
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I would make WAY more than minimum wage back in those days, even into my 20's.
Hell, I'd clear over $15/hr back then bartending easily many nights and this was at a restaurant, not even a hot spot bar with music, dancing, etc...
If they do away with that, I see a lot of tipped employees wage earning dropping as people know they aren't working for tips really anymore.
I've
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Seems like people made mistakes and want others to pay for it
Corporate raiders who would be kings lobbied for deliberate "mistakes" and you and I are paying for it... but you are the only one of the two of us who celebrates the fact and wants to perpetuate the situation. The worker's share of profits has fallen throughout history and if the federal minimum wage had kept up with inflation it would be over $20/hr, if it had kept up with worker productivity it would be over $22, and if it had kept up with executive compensation it would be over $30. The people buying the laws have convinced you that you don't deserve a fair wage. Now you're fighting on their behalf for your own oppression.
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over $30 for sweeping floors? where is all this money going to come from?
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two hours of pushing broom
Buys a eight by twelve four bit room
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I have real issues with your statement about "workers share of the profits" because that smells of the entitlement philosophy of today. Their share is their paycheck...PERIOD. If you want more of the profits, either buy stock or move up to a position within the company. The worker hired in at a pay rate so unless they were promised something and the company failed to follow through, the worker is not entitled to any more. This is one of the major issues I have with unions is that they breed this entitlement
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I have real issues with your celebration of greed.
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And you are celebrating the greed of the people who don't deserve more than they have earned.
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No, with the H1B program, talented workers are fucked because companies put forth literally impossible requirements to fulfill the position so they can report to the government that no qualified candidates showed up. Then they hire foreigners at below market rates who they can even further fuck over and mistreat by forcing them to stay employed at the company or face deportation.
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at's a disgusting statement
Appeal to emotion logical fallacy. Why is it disgusting? It's accurate in many places, and part of a complex puzzle. It's start, yes, harsh, yes, but so is a lot of life.
The most important factor for a children's academic success is their family's socioeconomic situation.
You mean the largest correlation. The single most important factor is effort. I've seen kids from families with absolutely no money and struggling to pay the food bills put in the effort, get themselves through Uni, and have great careers and lives (helping out their family along the way). I've also seen very rich kids with talent de
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Yes, by all means lets all punish children who are born to irresponsible parents. If they didn't want to grow up poor and hungry, they should have chosen better parents!
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Rules only apply to others (Score:2)
So sad how many people think that rules only apply to others. And that changing the rules to favor party in power is ok as long as we are party in power, no consideration for when other party is in power.
Guess Pres Biden is against 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech if he states that companies cannot voice an opinion if it is anti-union nor state what may happen if union is established (not threats, not coercion). "There should be no intimidation, no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda," Biden sai
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The "arguments" are just that, talking points. They're not linked to any historical data at all. Increasing minimum wage has never increased inflation or unemployment in the entire history of the program, only in the minds of Chicago School economists drinking in Milton Freeman's fantasy equations that don't reflect reality in the least.
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No, that's a new fulfillment center, there is absolutely no demand that the union could make that would exceed the costs that they've already sunk into that site. This is not Ford, where Henry was known to close a factory just because the local mayor was insufficiently deferential, it's one of the most data-driven companies on the planet. If it doesn't make financial sense they won't do it.
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Biden is senile (or on the way) and Trump is a goose-stepping fascist thug.
Are these really the best people America could find to compete for the honour of serving in its highest office?
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Why yes... it doesn't pay well enough for anyone who could actually make the office look good.
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Biden said in a video shared to his Twitter page.
It says a lot that Biden avoids making statements like this in a live setting; instead releasing pre-recorded/edited videos and scripted "interviews".
Yes, it is called discipline and is a welcome change from rambling, deranged tweets at 3am.