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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why does Hillary oppose a $15 federal minimum wage? [View all]delrem
(9,688 posts)73. Because it's what she DOES. Every fucking time.
Now go out and vote for her.
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No...But business has come to think the cost of labor is flexible but otehr costs are not
Armstead
Mar 2016
#61
You speculated in one post and then act as if the speculation is true in the next.
kristopher
Mar 2016
#65
Answer me this: Why is a $15/hour wage in 2012 not a $16/hour wage in 2016?
Kip Humphrey
Mar 2016
#3
that is the political proposal but is not what the movement was advocating in the streets in 2012.
Kip Humphrey
Mar 2016
#71
I doubt she opposes it. I think she's trying to 'slide this under the door' for the GOP.
randome
Mar 2016
#5
That represents the time-honored "Meet the GOP at 75% to start negotiating" strategy
Armstead
Mar 2016
#34
I'm certain, given their druthers, most GOP politicians prefer to repeal it altogether
Armstead
Mar 2016
#55
It's a good question. Why doesn't she just lie and says she supports it now like she does with every
thereismore
Mar 2016
#6
She answered the question about a thousand times. Have you made any attempt to answer your question?
Buzz Clik
Mar 2016
#9
She's being strategic like Obama was strategic? Giving in before starting? nt
TheDormouse
Mar 2016
#26
But $15 an hour is not arbitrary. It is actually being implemented in several cities and towns in
Luminous Animal
Mar 2016
#44
People making min in Manhattan mostly live in Brooklyn or the Bronx & commute
TheDormouse
Mar 2016
#52