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berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts) Thu Nov 4, 2021, 01:05 PM Nov 2021

Does BBB as it stand raise the Federal Minimum Wage?

If not it should.

It costs the budget nothing and will only increase tax revenue. Furthermore, with the current shortage of jobs paying a livable wage, it would fix a lot of problems in the economy in the short term.

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Does BBB as it stand raise the Federal Minimum Wage? (Original Post) berni_mccoy Nov 2021 OP

If it did, Manchin would currently be in hospital leftstreet Nov 2021 #1

Can't raise the minimum wage in reconciliation. That was determined with American Rescue AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #2

I don't see why not. It certainly impacts the budget berni_mccoy Nov 2021 #4

Take it up with the Parliamentarian and Senate leadership then AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #5

Well, Sinema and Manchin would have to approve. piddyprints Nov 2021 #3

leftstreet

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1. If it did, Manchin would currently be in hospital

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 01:08 PM

Nov 2021

He couldn't take it

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,029 posts)

2. Can't raise the minimum wage in reconciliation. That was determined with American Rescue

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 01:09 PM

Nov 2021

Remember the Sinema vote that everyone freaked out over? The one against an amendment that the parliamentarian had already nixed, yet Bernie introduced knowing it would fail?