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To End 'New Gilded Age,' House Progressives Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25 Per Hour
(www.commondreams.org)
at this point it should be $45/hr
this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2026
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it wont past and this more performative for the Dems, they have been having unfavorable polling as of late in regards to israel/gaza, inaction against trump,,,,etc.
This does nothing to fix the problem of the “gilded” part. The rich are obscenely so, and they control the State. That must be dealt wirh before anything will actually get better.
It helps.
People wont be forced to work multiple jobs.
It won't help. People will still work two jobs.
Every place in America is going to do one thing and one thing only. Every last place is going to jack up prices because they are not going to take the hit. Why not charge you $20 for a small coffee. Minimum wage is $25 what does it matter. It's still cost less than minimum wage... Why shouldn't they jack up rent, insurance, groceries, etc. Corporate greed isn't going to go away just because minimum wage goes up. Corporate greed is going to match and then beat anything. All you're going to be saying in a couple years after this goes in if it went in is that we need to raise minimum wage again.
Unless something is done about the busted system, all were doing is making profit numbers go up (despite the value of the dollar tanking).
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I suppose it's nice to hear that there are a handful of legit progressives out there, but if we ever manage to get a living wage passed in this country, I hope it's tied to inflation so the capitalists can't so easily abuse it and gouge prices.
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I wonder how the biggest economy in the world has minimal wage that is less than minimal wage in Poland (~31.40 PLN/h → ~$8.52 USD/h).
Cause different parts of the country also set their own minimum wage, some states have $15/hr. Some cities have $18/hr or more.
High cost of living areas and low cost of living areas don't really need the same wage floor.
Yes, the national minimum wage is far too low, but individual states and cities also have the ability to raise it locally, and many already do.
That is exactly the answer. The economy is based on ripping off people.
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To ensure wages don’t lag again in the following years, the bill also requires the minimum wage to automatically grow each year to reach the equivalent of two-thirds the national median hourly wage. It also eliminates the subminimum wage, which is paid to tipped workers, youth workers, and workers with disabilities.
I’m in favor of both of these. It means we don’t have to relitigate the minimum wage battle every few years, and paves the way for moving away from tipping, which I can’t be alone in wanting.
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Threadly reminder, you have been stolen, for centuries.
Raising a salary doesn't increase your true compensation for the fruits of your labor. You should be asking for dividends.
Capitalists hate this.
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Can we hang the pedo first?
Which? All of them.
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