Is raising the minimum wage a sneaky way to also raise the tax on capital gains? [View all]

[AmyStrange]

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Yes, and it also keeps more money in each state.

In my opinion, capital gains (stock dividends etc.) is one of the major reasons (if not THE major reason) why people are poor and can sometimes barely afford to live anywhere decent, or even be able to feed themselves or their family, never mind the cost of healthcare.
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ETA: Why not $30.00 an hour minimum wage everywhere? I know that won't fly, but maybe if we called it the theory of a "trickle up" economy, rather than waiting for the trickling down of crap from the richest amongst us.
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