• Clent@lemmy.world
    139·
    10 个月前

    It’s needs to be raised and indexed to inflation.

    Raising it alone is not enough. We’ll just spend another thirty years fighting for the next increase.

    • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml
      59·
      10 个月前

      Some democratic states have actually done that like California and New York. There’s been bills from some dems representatives to do that federally in the past

      If dems get a tricecta, I suspect some dems would push for that again

      • rigatti@lemmy.worldEnglish
        246·
        10 个月前

        And then other Dems would block it! Sorry, I have no faith in good things happening. Still voting Dem though.

        • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
          141·
          10 个月前

          I was pleasantly surprised with some of the bills Biden tried to pass while he had the absolute slimmest of majorities 3 years ago. My disdain for conservative Democrats was also very much strengthened through that experience…

            • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
              3·
              9 个月前

              Primaries? Democrats apparently don’t need primaries. I’m all for living wages though btw. I’d say $30/hr as of today.

      • thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
        51·
        10 个月前

        Ideally, it would.

        But there is also a perverse incentive in politics against permanent solutions - as once Dems pass a law increasing/indexing the minimum wage, it’ll eventually become normalised after a couple cycles and people will fall back into their old ways and switch back to voting against their interests (GOP) due to social issues.