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Democratic socialist congressional candidate says $15 minimum wage is 'antiquated': '$30 is the floor'
Fox News ^ | 4/24/2022 | Adam Sabes

Posted on 04/25/2022 8:32:41 AM PDT by Signalman

A Democratic socialist candidate for Congress in Washington State is proposing a $30 minimum wage, saying that the current push for a $15 minimum wage is an "antiquated demand."

Rebecca Parson, who's running for Congress in Washington's 6th district, tweeted on April 21 that the minimum wage should be increased to $30.

"$15 minimum wage is an antiquated demand. It should be $30 per hour," Parson tweeted.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: 30dollars; foxnews; issueisnevertheissue; minimumwage; socialist
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To: Signalman

Yup.


21 posted on 04/25/2022 8:46:09 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVds)
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To: jeffersondem
Why not $45.00 per hour?

I'll see your $45 and raise you $100!

22 posted on 04/25/2022 8:46:10 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Signalman

Make it $1000 an hour and we can all be millionaires just like in Zimbabwe, home of the wealthiest people in the world!


23 posted on 04/25/2022 8:46:18 AM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: Signalman

Four digits per hour, or he hasn’t got a hair on his ass.


24 posted on 04/25/2022 8:47:07 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Signalman

Yesterday I paid $14.50 for a beef taco, cup of rice, and soft drink at a Mexican fast-food joint. I was the only person in the restaurant at about 4:00 pm. Three years ago, that same meal probably would have cast about $9.50.


25 posted on 04/25/2022 8:47:31 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Signalman

why not 50$ or 100$


26 posted on 04/25/2022 8:48:03 AM PDT by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media )
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To: Signalman

”See, I told you so.“

27 posted on 04/25/2022 8:48:40 AM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Signalman

A million an hour wage is all we need. People can work a few hours and be wealthy for the rest of their lives. They can work more if they want to or do whatever they want. Problem solved. No more poverty and all can live in peace and harmony. Socialism is so simple and beautiful. The only thing in the way are those dastardly evil people who for no reason other than cruelty talk about business owners not being able to afford it. Their math and economic theory is just their hateful truth. In our enlightened truth business owners can easily afford it...they are just selfish and short sighted not to already being paying a million an hour.


28 posted on 04/25/2022 8:49:10 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: Signalman

C’mon man! Why not make it six figures monthly, minimum? Think of the boost to the economy when everyone has millions to spend?

(What a dumba$$)


29 posted on 04/25/2022 8:49:16 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me! )
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To: Steve_Seattle

Reminds of a joke ... in the punchline, the butcher says, “When I don’t have any porkchops, they are fifty cents a pound, too.”


30 posted on 04/25/2022 8:49:47 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Signalman

Why not $100 or even $500?

/sarc


31 posted on 04/25/2022 8:50:15 AM PDT by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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To: Signalman

Just as an aside, if we get rid of the MW altogether we can also get rid of a huge chunk of that illegal-alien problem.


32 posted on 04/25/2022 8:50:23 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVds)
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To: DaBroasta

Be lucky she’s working and you can get a free night from cooking. Our local pizza shop is now open every other day due to staff shortages. Happening in many mom and pop places. There are too many workers for every vacancy.


33 posted on 04/25/2022 8:51:17 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: Steve_Seattle

This is what these radical types pushing these high minimum don’t understand. If businesses are forced to pay higher wages, then the price of whatever product they sell needs to go up as well.

And, if the price of the products rise, many people will decide not to go there as often and buy the products.

Then, if sales are flat or don’t rise enough to cover the costs of higher wages, the business will be in financial trouble.

Most people don’t understand that the biggest expense in most businesses, is paying the hired help.


34 posted on 04/25/2022 8:52:46 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Signalman

Eric Cartman was completely right about Gingers. They are evil Satan spawn. :0)


35 posted on 04/25/2022 8:52:56 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Signalman

And he’ll more than likely spit in your burger if he thinks you’re white.


36 posted on 04/25/2022 8:53:45 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Signalman

By the time they get it through $30 won’t be worth any more than $15 was a year ago.


37 posted on 04/25/2022 8:53:49 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Signalman

Who didn’t see this coming?


38 posted on 04/25/2022 8:54:16 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I wish “smart resume” would work for the real world so I could FF through the Burden admin BS.)
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To: Signalman

There won’t be people making burgers at that price. Robots will be used more and more.


39 posted on 04/25/2022 8:55:59 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I wish “smart resume” would work for the real world so I could FF through the Burden admin BS.)
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To: Signalman

The kids I have hired aren’t worth $3 an hour let alone $30!


40 posted on 04/25/2022 9:05:20 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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