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well, take your example: what is the politician doing to help me get a raise?

andyferris 2y ago
Policy can encourage wage growth, subsidies can be given out, and politicians could increase both the minimum wage and public sector wages whenever they choose.
smsm42 2y ago
Lower taxes.
a123b456c 2y ago
Maybe tie the minimum wage to inflation?
tunesmith 2y ago
The easiest answer is focusing on policies that encourage low unemployment, which theoretically increases job mobility and wage growth. Dems did that on the surface, but unfortunately unemployment is very distorted by inequality. Sort of related to trade policy in that way I think. More trade is good but not if it isn't paired with ways to keep inequality from running amok.
cyberax 2y ago
Increase the minimum wage, strengthen the overtime rules, etc.
AnotherGoodName 2y ago
Honestly at this point we start getting into a long discussion such as benefits of unionisation and why we should support it alongside collective bargaining and the fact that rising the minimum wage floor raises wages of other low paying jobs. At some point though I’m throwing academic sources to the voter at which point I’ve probably lost the discourse because it’s hard to reason about. The reality is I don’t do any of the above. I’m not even interested in debating the point anymore. People don’t want to hear long winded academic discourse on the best economic approaches to anything. I’ve bluntly completely lost faith in American democracy. The candidate with the biggest budget has won consistently and the biggest budget comes mostly from corporate donations via PACs.
- caethan 2y ago
  Harris significantly outspent Trump, particularly in key swing states.
- jandrese 2y ago
  The Harris campaign spent more money directly, but the GOP had quite a lot more 527 funding. This is typical of modern elections.
- eep_social 2y ago
  > we start getting into a long discussion I view this as the major contributing cause to the current situation. The cyclic dependencies among issues that need attention mean that explaining a fix simply and truthfully is no longer possible. In the current system, a simple explanation is a prerequisite for winning the votes to implement anything. Parties acting in good faith don’t stand a chance. > completely lost faith in American democracy Exactly. It doesn’t function without intangibles like “good faith” or “norms” which have been discarded.
fuzzfactor 2y ago
>you need a raise. Here's how I'm helping you get one. Said no politician ever, even the most union-supporting :0
marcosdumay 2y ago
I don't really know the details of the US election. But two things that I know are that Kamala couldn't be pro-union, what sucks for her, and Trump spent a really huge amount of time talking about ways to increase people's salaries that can't possibly work, but were actual proposals he made.

Policy can encourage wage growth, subsidies can be given out, and politicians could increase both the minimum wage and public sector wages whenever they choose.

smsm42 2y ago

Lower taxes.

a123b456c 2y ago

Maybe tie the minimum wage to inflation?

tunesmith 2y ago

The easiest answer is focusing on policies that encourage low unemployment, which theoretically increases job mobility and wage growth. Dems did that on the surface, but unfortunately unemployment is very distorted by inequality. Sort of related to trade policy in that way I think. More trade is good but not if it isn't paired with ways to keep inequality from running amok.

cyberax 2y ago

Increase the minimum wage, strengthen the overtime rules, etc.

AnotherGoodName 2y ago

Honestly at this point we start getting into a long discussion such as benefits of unionisation and why we should support it alongside collective bargaining and the fact that rising the minimum wage floor raises wages of other low paying jobs. At some point though I’m throwing academic sources to the voter at which point I’ve probably lost the discourse because it’s hard to reason about. The reality is I don’t do any of the above. I’m not even interested in debating the point anymore. People don’t want to hear long winded academic discourse on the best economic approaches to anything. I’ve bluntly completely lost faith in American democracy. The candidate with the biggest budget has won consistently and the biggest budget comes mostly from corporate donations via PACs.

caethan 2y ago
Harris significantly outspent Trump, particularly in key swing states.
jandrese 2y ago
The Harris campaign spent more money directly, but the GOP had quite a lot more 527 funding. This is typical of modern elections.
eep_social 2y ago
> we start getting into a long discussion I view this as the major contributing cause to the current situation. The cyclic dependencies among issues that need attention mean that explaining a fix simply and truthfully is no longer possible. In the current system, a simple explanation is a prerequisite for winning the votes to implement anything. Parties acting in good faith don’t stand a chance. > completely lost faith in American democracy Exactly. It doesn’t function without intangibles like “good faith” or “norms” which have been discarded.

fuzzfactor 2y ago

>you need a raise. Here's how I'm helping you get one. Said no politician ever, even the most union-supporting :0

marcosdumay 2y ago

I don't really know the details of the US election. But two things that I know are that Kamala couldn't be pro-union, what sucks for her, and Trump spent a really huge amount of time talking about ways to increase people's salaries that can't possibly work, but were actual proposals he made.