• @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    511 day ago

    Some democratic states have actually done that like California and New York. There’s been bills from some dems representatives to do that federally in the past

    If dems get a tricecta, I suspect some dems would push for that again

    • rigatti
      link
      English
      161 day ago

      And then other Dems would block it! Sorry, I have no faith in good things happening. Still voting Dem though.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        1124 hours ago

        I was pleasantly surprised with some of the bills Biden tried to pass while he had the absolute slimmest of majorities 3 years ago. My disdain for conservative Democrats was also very much strengthened through that experience…

        • rigatti
          link
          English
          1023 hours ago

          Agreed, and that’s why I vote as progressive as I can in primaries.

          • @doingthestuff
            link
            112 hours ago

            Primaries? Democrats apparently don’t need primaries. I’m all for living wages though btw. I’d say $30/hr as of today.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      321 hours ago

      Ideally, it would.

      But there is also a perverse incentive in politics against permanent solutions - as once Dems pass a law increasing/indexing the minimum wage, it’ll eventually become normalised after a couple cycles and people will fall back into their old ways and switch back to voting against their interests (GOP) due to social issues.

      • @postmateDumbass
        link
        29 hours ago

        If they solve the problem they cant campaign on it. Xeno paradox ish.