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I'm fine with taxing people to help the least well off. I just think that responsibility should fall equally on all of us and not, as this bill does, single ou

• toomuchtodo 8y ago
  This bill is being put forth because conservative and moderate democratic politicians won't raise the minimum wage, and this is one of the few hammers Sanders has available to him. You can't not do anything when people are being taken advantage of and you're waiting for midterms and 2020 elections. Disclaimer: I donate heavily to progressive candidates (and only progressive candidates).
  • harryh 8y ago
    Well, really this bill is being put forth as a political maneuver to help Sanders get votes in an upcoming presidential primary and perhaps slightly move the overton window on discussion of this topic. There is a zero percent chance that this bill will become law. That being said, I'm generally against the minimum wage for the same reason(1) (in a way this bill is a de-facto minimum wage increase from the perspective of employers). Wal-Mart shareholders shouldn't have a greater responsibility to pay for the social safety net than Google shareholders. 1. Though to be clear I think this bill is much worse due to the complexity of the implementation. At least a minimum wage is simple.