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In reply to the discussion: Increase the minimum wage! [View all]Orrex
(63,199 posts)23. I have met no one who argues against raising the minimum wage
more aggressively than people who earn just slightly above minimum wage. It blows my mind, honestly, to hear the outrage of these people who earn $12/hour, horrified that a mere McDonalds employee might somehow deserve $15/hour.
I have had the argument many times in recent weeks, and I am consistently amazed at how passionately they fight to eliminate the only leverage that they might use to secure a higher wage for themselves.
Better to fight for crumbs than to partake of the feast, I suppose.
k/r
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