A pair of progressive Democrats unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour, considered the bare minimum a single adult needs to meet the cost of living in much of the US.
The Living Wage For All Act is the first bill to be introduced by the newly sworn-in Rep. Analilia Mejía (D-NJ), who won a special election earlier this month after helping to lead the fight for a $15 minimum wage in her home state of New Jersey.
Yeah, that’s called a wealth tax or marginal tax rate. And we need that too. Only problem is that over half of America has been thoroughly brainwashed into believing that a wealth tax would “ruin the economy” because multiple conservative think tanks funded by billionaires has spent the last 4 decades propagandizing that belief into them.
the weird thing is, if the billionaires had their wealth redistributed, it would actually BENEFIT the economy. People hoarding wealth does nothing for anyone except them.
I think people need to understand that we don’t actually have to eat the rich.
I recommend combining the rich with an equal volume of leaf litter, yard waste and veggie scraps.
Keep the pile moist and aerated, and in 90 days the warm, wet mass of viscera and wastes will be transformed into a wealth of rich compost!
Of course, if you use it to grow food, you are still ultimately eating the rich. Someone has to eat them eventually.
But what if I win the lottery!? Then I’ll be affected! That’s why I’m against it!
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