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Missouri Senator Josh Hawley plans to introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The democrats have been "working" on these for the last 50 years. Just haven't managed to make them happen, huh?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well they tried snapping their fingers - no luck there. Then they tried the magic words but - still nothing. Then one guy just stood up in the House chamber and said "I declare $15 per hour minimum wage!" which seemed pretty good but when they went to check if it had worked - nope.

Any ideas?

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The democrats are neither as hapless nor as unlucky as you portray them to be. They are paid very well to vote the way they do. I guess you'll just keep giving them cover so they'll never need to change.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

So your claim is they’re not voting to raise the minimum wage?