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1. who are these people working 16+ hours a day? 2. let's say these 16+ hours workers were the only ones justified eating ready meals, would the industry survi
by Almondsetat 2y ago
1. who are these people working 16+ hours a day?
2. let's say these 16+ hours workers were the only ones justified eating ready meals, would the industry survive?
- bitwize 2y ago[flagged]
- AlexandrB 2y agoI'm very liberal, but you have to admit that democrats held power at least as long as republicans over the last 30 years. There's plenty of ratfucking from both parties.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoThat is not true. Democrats have only had enough votes (60 in the Senate) to pass legislation for 6 months in the latter half of 2009 (which is when they got Affordable Care Act passed, with heavy compromises). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_divisions_of_United_States_Congresses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_divisions_of_United_Stat... Also, Republicans have held the House for 22 out of the last 30 years. Hence why Republicans were able to hold up more Supreme Court judges from Obama, and obtain a Republican majority on the SC.
- the_snooze 2y agoCan't Democrats make non-trivial changes at the state level? US states are very powerful. California's housing problems aren't a matter for the US Congress. Democrats hold a trifecta and legislative supermajority there.
- maxerickson 2y agoFederal mortgage guarantees fan the flames of the housing shortage.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoUnfortunately, NIMBYism is popular in both parties on the local level. But note that California Democrats did take action to force permitting of more dense housing on the state level. Also, on the state level, Democrat led states have higher minimum wages, stronger labor protections, parental leave and paid leave in general, expanded Medicaid, and other policies that raise the floor in general.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Republicans have held the House for 22 out of the last 30 years. Hence why Republicans were able to hold up more Supreme Court judges Not what the House does.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoThanks for the correction. It was the Senate that didn’t confirm the appointments, I misremembered as House. Which is also pretty supportive of Dems not having control for most of the last 30 years.