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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBernie proposes next move to get workers to a $15 minimum wage IN the reconciliation bill
Sam Stein @samsteinBernie announces his next move: An amendment to take tax deductions away from large corporations that don't pay above $15-an-hour wages. Wants it IN the reconciliation bill
8:12 PM · Feb 25, 2021
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Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)the last time, by putting it in the defense spending bill.
bigtree
(85,998 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)That's why it was in the defense bill last go round.
bigtree
(85,998 posts)...so, maybe not so much of a political wedge there.
mvd
(65,174 posts)It is natural for some of our party to be opposed to big defense spending. Id even keep the defense budget as is for now if it works to get a minimum wage increase.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)they have more money than they know how to spend wisely.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)Sincerely doubt it. Some adjunct point of procedure, yada, yada, yada, will make this little ruse untenable. Taxes have to be "fair", and {insert legalese here}, more status quo ante.
It's all just damage control at this point.
Now back to our regularly scheduled forays into "identity politics" (or is it "cancel culture" now?) to keep us all entertained, while our country is auctioned off to the highest bidders.
In case you can't tell, I'm feeling really, uh, SOLD OUT.
JI7
(89,251 posts)bigtree
(85,998 posts)...as someone once said, 'cynicism is a luxury.'
One that's out of my price range.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)Supporters of the minimum wage need to start emphasising that the raise to $15/hr is gradual and that many jobs are not far from that figure right now.