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Related: About this forumThe same people that told us giving huge tax breaks to the rich
will help the poor are now warning us that raising the minimum wage will kill the poor.
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The same people that told us giving huge tax breaks to the rich (Original Post)
multigraincracker
Feb 2021
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no_hypocrisy
(46,151 posts)1. In a way, on some level, there is some truth to that.
There will be companies that close stores for spite. Not a lot of them, but some. They still can make a profit with $15 minimum wage, but not as much obviously.
multigraincracker
(32,713 posts)2. We could balance the minimum wage law with
a maximum wealth law.
DeeDeeNY
(3,356 posts)3. + 1000
You are right on target.
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)4. + 1000 nt
TurboDem
(216 posts)5. x 1,000,000
Fullduplexxx
(7,867 posts)6. Yea why not. americans have been buying that line since 1980
Why stop now.
mitch96
(13,923 posts)7. I have a problem with giving the rich a tax break but not a living wage to everybody else..nt
Chipper Chat
(9,685 posts)8. Trickle down
Trickle down
..
Trickle down
Reagan
Trjckle down
Bush
Trickle down
45
Fuckle down
Grassleyjohnsondainesmccarthyturtle
Trick