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Fiendish Thingy

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3. Be prepared for the centrists espousing the "Abundance Agenda" to oppose raising the minimum wage.

Reply to everyonematters (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 01:29 PM

Jul 5

Raising the minimum wage would interfere with their goal of removing bureaucracy and red tape (you know, building and zoning codes, labor laws and environmental impact studies, pesky things like that) to speed up housing, infrastructure projects, etc (aka maximizing profits).

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Is a mandatory national minimum wage necessary for restoring a strong middle class [View all] everyonematters Jul 5 OP

Necessary but insufficient. . . Stargleamer Jul 5 #1

You kidding? Likely on TSF's list of To-Do's no_hypocrisy Jul 5 #2

Be prepared for the centrists espousing the "Abundance Agenda" to oppose raising the minimum wage. Fiendish Thingy Jul 5 #3

It would go a long way... Wounded Bear Jul 5 #4