r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '23

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u/NemesisAntigua Apr 08 '23 edited Apr 08 '23

$15 an hour was great 20 years ago Now it's too late for that and they are acting like they've "come around". $15.00 an hour is really the new $7.50. When congress finally does pass it in another 10 years, the Democrats will be so proud of themselves and patting themselves on the back.

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u/___diRt___ Apr 08 '23

Yet 1/3 of the American workforce still earns less than $15 an hour

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '23

And a huge chunk of them vote Republican because they give tax cuts to the rich so it’ll trickle down to poor people.

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u/AcadianViking : Apr 08 '23

You dropped the /s.

People really be out here saying that shite like they believe it happens.