And pin it to an inflation index maybe?
Pin it to congressional compensation.
Pin it to the sum of all campaign contributions and congretional "gifts".
Damn this is an amazing idea.
They would just stop increasing their comp and accept more ~~bribes~~ donations.
Only if that includes what they make from all sources. I could see them being bribed into reducing their pay and framing it as a selfless move for bucket-crab voters. Their new owners will make the investment back as soon as employee pay gets adjusted back down.
This thing is just theater. This is like asking for paleontological accuracy in a Godzilla movie. It’s an important detail in reality but not in these theatrics.
Pin it to cost-of-living.
They can't pass it. They don't have majority. Now watch as they win midterms and this gets forgotten completely.
I mean, why not introduce this bill during any of the 4 years Biden was in office? Because it would've been actual policy, and they don't want that. This is political virtue signaling and nothing more.
So according to this there is absolutely nothing the Dems can do right now that would make you happy.
Cleansing itself from corporate corruption and zionism would be a good start.
How DARE they Show voters what to Expect if PROGRESSIVES win a Majority!
-People who will DISAPPEAR after the Midterms!
It's a great move and these are bills that need to be introduced frequently by dems right now. When people say "Yeah, but what can they do". This. This is what they can do. Introducing these messaging bills for republicans to vote again and then grand standing on how republicans won't do anything to help the working class.
But dems must follow through. Minimum wage is the prefect example of where they should follow through. Attach it to a budget bill and when the parliamentarian says "not allowed" tell them to F off and push it through anyways. Just as the republicans have already done several times since they took control. Or blow up the filibuster. Either is an acceptable act for when dems get power. But they must deliver.
If dems operate like they did in Biden term 1 or Obama term 1, they'll be sunk in 2032.
Pretty much. I'd love to see a party actually have balls. Ever when the Dems are in the majority they just circle jerk each other.
We are fortunately seeing some of this with the gerrymandering bills. The absolute right messaging came from AOC when asked about the Virginia redistricting "We have a bill on the table to resolve this very problem but Republicans refuse to support it. If they hate this, they can feel free to vote to stop all gerrymandering".
Introduce a bill for Socialized Healthcare too!!!
I'm far more interested in a wage cap. Top level earner can't earn more than 10x the lowest level earner in the company. And a it doesn't matter the amount the wage is, if it isn't also tied to inflation as we'll be back fighting this fight again in short order if it isn't. That of course is take all of this at face value, and pretending it's not just theater.
Though overall I would still prefer people rejecting the current business structures and making employee-owned businesses the new way. Go Pirate with the whole thing, everybody works for shares. Unions/Min. Wage are just compromises from realizing the true potential and pay of the working class.
The real money is made on assets, not income
When they know it won't pass, they go big. Honestly they should have gone bigger.
I hope they prove me wrong, but you won't see me holding my breath.
They know it won't pass, but they're positioning themselves to run on "affordability". Of course, if they win, they'll "try" to pass a similar bill, but it'll get watered down to "increase minimum wage to $9.50 per hour by 2035" or similar bullshit.
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