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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDems counter argument to the tax bill: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
After the huge tax giveaways to corporations and the 1%, the best Democratic economic counter argument should be: Raise the min. wage to $15.00 an hour. There's no excuse for not doing so. None.
1.) Raising the min. wage is long over due and is desperately needed.
2.) It's good economic policy because it forces money to circulate from hoarding corporations to the consumers who will put it to use.
3.) It's good politics because it gives the voters something tangible to vote for which they can see in their wallets right away.
4.) Puts the Republicans in an ugly spot. They would have to defend tax cuts for the rich while denying more money for workers.
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)food stamps, etc., and check off some of the items on Ryan's list.
mopinko
(70,208 posts)problem solved.
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)But Dems won 65 million votes with that as part of their platform, so it should be something we use moving forward.
SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)some of the corporations have been bumping up their min. wage to $15 an hour in response to this...so why not $15? If a corporation can't justify $15 an hour then they can't qualify for a lower tax bracket (must pay a higher tax rate)...
After all, I don't want my welfare dollars that we all pay, to pay benefits that walmart/other workers because they are not making enough money to pay their rent, food, car bills, etc.
After all, if you are going to sell stuff in this country, you should pay appropriate benefits. If you can't manufacture stuff in this country, then you can't sell the stuff here. Period.
Justice
(7,188 posts)Freethinker65
(10,048 posts)And the GOP has yet to replace the ACA with Trumps superior fantastic healthcare plan ready to go on day one.