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[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 49 points 2 months ago (3 children)

On Tuesday, she said in an interview with NBC News that she supported raising the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour

*Checks the inflation calculator real quick*

For this to have the same meaning now as it did in 2016 when they started football-lucy this line, they would have to increase it to $20 already distress

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

she supported...

"Support" is such a dem weasel word.

"I, Donny Democrat, support raising the minimum wage to $15."

Will he do a single thing to make it happen? No.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

but history is dRiVeN bY iDeAs, not material conditions right? so voicing support is actually more important than doing anything if you really think about it provided you are a liberal moron

[–] edge@hexbear.net 25 points 2 months ago

We'll get that $15/hr minimum wage as soon as it equals $7.25/hr in 2016. Progress!

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

no you don't understand, she said at least so it could be more - libs spinning it.

Seriously what made anyone pick her to be vp and got us to this point

[–] D61@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

The optics of a young woman of color with enough political flexibility to be an Olympian to offset the ancient white guy with a history of racism/sexism in his political career who turned out to be just a few years shy of being too old to physically give speeches...