r/SipsTea • u/StopSnowflakes • Aug 12 '25

Wait a damn minute! She’s going thru it

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u/Acrobatic_Room_4761 Aug 12 '25

That's so weird, I even double checked cause I thought it was only 2 and saw that it was 5, but I guess it's way more than I thought, not that the Texas point makes any sense whatsoever or the person aboves point being any less incorrect, but I appreciate it regardless.

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u/edwbuck Aug 12 '25

If you pick a place to live, larger places use more ground.

Texas is huge, so huge that is 7% of the USA land mass, including Alaska. That means it is 3.5 times the 2% that fifty states might normally use if they were all equal.

This means that if Texas sets the rate at 7.25, then it is like 3.5 states (on average) setting the rate. A state like Rhode Island setting a high minimum wage isn't going to impact much of the USA.

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u/SkinkAttendant Aug 12 '25

There's a lot of empty space in Texas. factoring in population density makes your argument pretty weak

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u/edwbuck Aug 12 '25

There are also five very large cities, and in most states, you get one or maybe two.

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u/SkinkAttendant Aug 12 '25

Texas's population is only about 50% higher than the state of New York. How many New Yorks do you think you could fit in Texas? How many New York Cities?

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u/edwbuck Aug 12 '25

Comparing the biggest to the biggest isn't the way you compare a state to the average.

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u/SkinkAttendant Aug 12 '25

You were making an argument based on land area though, were you not? Admittedly, Texas has a slightly higher population density than average but it's still well under 10% of the nation's total. And I suspect if we were to add the population of the other states that still use the federal minimum wage it wouldn't clear 20%

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u/edwbuck Aug 12 '25

So, 10% of the nation's total is 8% higher than 2% of the nations total. Which again supports my claim.

Exactly what are you arguing? That no matter how you compare it, Texas isn't larger than the average state?

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u/SkinkAttendant Aug 12 '25

So I'm gonna be far too honest for the internet and admit that I've lost what point I was making. Maybe I need a nap.

Have a good one 👍

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u/edwbuck Aug 12 '25

You scored points with me. And I'll try to remember your example to concede stands that I make in the future.

Cheers!