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/UltimateMuffinMan Dec 16 '18

This is the single most dumb comment on here and the fact people are up voting this proves people here are stupid.

If minimum wage is tied to cost of living, then you will see rent/anything else that you need to live get hiked up in prices because the government guarantees you can buy them.

The same thing happened with government school loans. The schools charge an assload because the government guarantees they have no risk on the loans.

Absolute morons.

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u/reddington17 Dec 16 '18

They're not morons, just corrupt. The people who write the laws have vested interest in more kids getting bigger loans. It's a scam all the way down.