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| Topic | GOP Sen. Rand Paul says that Biden's push for a $15 minimum wage reflects a 'hat |
| GastroFan 01/26/21 5:15:47 PM #38: | Unbridled9 posted... The problem isn't the minimum wage. The problem is the inability to get jobs above the minimum wage, promotions, and other such things. We're in a situation in which people not only can't support a family on one income, but frequently need to work 2 or more jobs across both parents to support a family with neither job offering much in the way of either. If you need $30/hr to support a family but your boss laughs whenever you suggest you get a $0.05 raise then either both parents need a job or one has to work two, possibly more, jobs because there's no hope of upwards progression. No the problem is that, for too long, corporate America has gotten away with shafting workers in order to make not some 'profit' but 'obscene' profits. Someone needs to stand up for the workers which is what the National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) and other governmental agencies used to do before they were gutted, alongside the unions, of course. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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