Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month ago$30 an hour by 2030: new pushes to increase minimum wage in New York and Californiawww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up138
arrow-up138external-link$30 an hour by 2030: new pushes to increase minimum wage in New York and Californiawww.theguardian.comYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareDragonBallZinn [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-21 month ago: “And they’ll just raise the prices!” Why not the other way around? Porky takes one for the team and lowers his prices so that way less people will want to support a raise in minimum wage? : “Think of the small businesses!” But heaven forbid landlords have to settle for less compensation for the sake of small businesses.
minus-squareRom [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 month agoNewsflash, prices have been going up the entire goddamn time!
Why not the other way around? Porky takes one for the team and lowers his prices so that way less people will want to support a raise in minimum wage?
But heaven forbid landlords have to settle for less compensation for the sake of small businesses.
Newsflash, prices have been going up the entire goddamn time!