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cstanleytech

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5. Agreed but a long term approach is probably going to

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 13, 2019, 09:13 AM

Jul 2019

have to be done if we want real long term improvement.
Personally I lean towards linking a companies taxes to the number of employees earning poverty level wages with poverty being any wage that is less than 500% of the federal poverty level.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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McDonald's workers and Sanders [View all] ProfessorPlum Jul 2019 OP

Bernie is a great candidate. HerbChestnut Jul 2019 #1

Problem is a 15 dollar an hour wage is meaningless or atleast it will be as long as cstanleytech Jul 2019 #3

There are definitely systemic problems in the system that need to be addressed ProfessorPlum Jul 2019 #4

Agreed but a long term approach is probably going to cstanleytech Jul 2019 #5

cool. le'ts implement that ProfessorPlum Jul 2019 #6

That's why we should support all unionization efforts of all service workers where we can... Humanist_Activist Jul 2019 #7

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2019 #2