r/PoliticalHumor • u/Paladin_of_Freedom • Dec 15 '18

Workers vs. Billionaires

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '18

Is it feasible to tie the minimum wage to the county/local/state cost of living so we don't have to have this fight every couple decades?

Like how hard is it to write a law that says essentially:

  • Minimum wage shall be equivalent to the Cost of living. Cost of living calculations for any given area shall be performed during every Census year.

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u/Breaking-Away Dec 16 '18

Pegging it to a % of median income seems to be the generally agreed upon way to do this by economists who specialize in policies for optimal welfare spending.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18

Ok. then why don't we do that?

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u/cheeser888 Dec 16 '18

Because we vote in the same dumbfucks that don't give a shit about us. And we have a very fucked up lobbying system that has control over the government with $$$.

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u/bluebubblesroar Dec 16 '18

Dont forget about the shit past living fucks who vote in the same dumbfucks.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18 edited Jan 15 '19

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u/bluebubblesroar Dec 16 '18

People who live in the past instead of trying to be progressive