(04-03-2021, 09:43 AM)David Horn Wrote:(04-02-2021, 12:21 PM)Anthony Wrote: Not surprisingly, I agree with Joe Manchin. Let's go to $11 an hour for now - so long as the minimum wage is thereafter indexed to an "unchained" CPI once the minimum wage does reach that figure.
And the Democrats have only themselves to blame - because of the Culture Wars, which they started - for being forced to compromise on this, and so many other issues.
$15 is low today and far outdated by the time it finally arrives. $11 is an insult. If the minimum had kept pace since 1973, it would be $20+. I do agree that the laser focus on culture issues has been much of the problem. It seems to be that advancement on trend line A must be offset by stagnation on trend line B. It’s not right, but it seems to be the case. And no, I don’t have a solution for that.
Anthony has a gimmick in which he postures as an Old-School Nor'eastern Ethnic Democrat, a blue-collar Democrat for Nixon, Reagan, Dole, etc., and he'll tell you wot. It's super sleepy.
These guys -
- were not labor heroes. They were class traitors.