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leftstreet

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Reply to BarackTheVote (Reply #17)

Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:32 PM

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Sanders affirms Jodi Ernst's amendment, calls for an incremental approach to the $15 minimum wage [View all] lapucelle Feb 2021 OP

Sanders is a smart cookie jorgevlorgan Feb 2021 #1

We realized in 2016 that an incremental approach was the best tactic for achieving the policy goal lapucelle Feb 2021 #5

If it's "phased in" over 5 years, then the end amount should $18-$20 an hour. SharonAnn Feb 2021 #22

Wait, huh, what? NurseJackie Feb 2021 #2

Replace Sanders with Manchin...how do you suppose it would have been received? Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #6

I shudder to think. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #18

That is exactly right. But I am actually disappointed. It is beyond unfair to not at least raise it Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #29

Funny, because Sanders was just on The View BarackTheVote Feb 2021 #16

What's interesting is that Biden's proposal, $15 by 2025, is one year SOONER than Sanders'. George II Feb 2021 #3

Oh, now incremental is fine. betsuni Feb 2021 #4

I know, right? NurseJackie Feb 2021 #8

Sanders proposed raising it to $15 *in steps over five years* in 2015 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2021 #19

My head is spinning. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #20

Maybe the '"we-want-it-right-fucking-now" angry and divisive demands' didn't come from Sanders? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2021 #21

I found it very interesting that within a couple of hours from when Biden proposed $15 by 2025.... George II Feb 2021 #24

yes, it always was going to be done incrementally as far as I know, even from Bernie Celerity Feb 2021 #26

Sanders' LATEST proposal, just months ago and even recently, was to raise it to $15 by 2026.... George II Feb 2021 #23

Yeah, I'm really at a loss for words here ismnotwasm Feb 2021 #15

When wasn't it fine? Mariana Feb 2021 #31

5 years? Seriously? BlueIdaho Feb 2021 #7

That may be true, but that's not how things work. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #9

Oh I know... BlueIdaho Feb 2021 #11

Yep... I wish there were "instant" solutions too. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #12

We should never stretch things out beyond four years...we have four years in a presidential term;we Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #30

Although the need is instant, it's impractical (or impossible) to implement such things... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #32

I would like to see the $11.00 now and $15.00 phased in in four years. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #34

I agree! BlueIdaho Feb 2021 #33

I absolutely agree...we elect them and then must trust them. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #35

It's probably the only way Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #14

If the demand is simply "now" it will wind up being "never". George II Feb 2021 #25

Five years?! Sogo Feb 2021 #10

It needs to be $22 NOW to have kept up with inflation BarackTheVote Feb 2021 #17

+1 leftstreet Feb 2021 #27

Great points! We should do that! Sogo Feb 2021 #28

It will never pass as a standalone bill!!! Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #13