The Biden Administration’s robust and durable track record on jobs and unemployment is breaking records, putting up some of the best results we’ve seen in half a century.

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      7 months ago

      People can’t live off what they’re making because corporations are cranking up the prices for record profits and blaming inflation. Food is one of the biggest offenders, and then thanks to all the corporations buying up all the single family homes, it’s driving rent through the roof with no chance for the average person to buy a house. It doesn’t matter how much you make when the rich just raise the bar for no other reason than greed.

      Wages are not stagnant, around here 5 years ago it paid 8 bucks an hour to work at a fast food restaurant, now they start at 15. I make three times as much as I did 4 years ago doing the same thing I was doing. It might be a you problem if you think wages are stagnant, or you’re just a mouthpiece for fox “news”

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        7 months ago

        It doesnt matter what it was 5 years ago, or what it is now. Its still not a livable wage. $15hr was the right number 20 years ago, not last week.

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              Wage increases are relevant to almost everyone.

              In fact, if a wage increase is not relevant to you then you are quite privileged.

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                  Nobody said anything about settling.

                  Have you ever said to someone, “Every little bit helps”?

                  If not, then congratulations. You are very fortunate.

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                    Always beware of the fact, that the only thing hindering an all-out revolution is your fear of losing the scraps they throw at you. Gore Vidal

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                  No one is settling.

                  We used to be starving.

                  Now we get table scraps. This is progress.

                  Eventually, we’ll get our own meals.

                  Then, we’ll be able to take food from the fat cats who were starving us before.

                  Vote blue. You won’t immediately realize all your wildest dreams, but you’ll be moving in that direction.

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                    7 months ago

                    78% of people now view fast food as a luxury. We are not getting table scraps. McD customer median income has gone from $45k to $75k because we have no money.

                    Blue has contributed to the starvation

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            If they’re not increasing at an equal or greater rate than inflation then they’re not really increasing.