Ags4DaWin said:

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ChipFTAC01 said:

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justcallmeharry said:

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oops...

And yet y’all still voted against raising the minimum wage https://t.co/tFkTHf2OAO

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 19, 2022

https://twitter.com/i/birdwatch/n/1605259183187980290

"The minimum wage has not changed since 2009.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/history/chart

In 2021, Congress voted on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
- Passed 231-199 in the House
Opposed: 192 Rs, 8 Ds + one I. Three Rs supported.
- Blocked 58-42 in the Senate
7 Ds and one I joined all Rs to block the bill.

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What am I missing in whats wrong with her post? Other than her lack of any basic economic understanding?

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The minimum wage generally has every little to do with WHO is living paycheck to paycheck. People making the minimum wage are usually younger and either just entering the workforce and have few real world skills. Of course they would not be paid much.

If you are 30 years old and pulling down minimum wage then the question really is "why haven't you developed any marketable skills over the course of a decade?

I know couples making 200k living paycheck to paycheck because their spending exceeds their income.

Once again- this is not a "your not making enough money" problem.

This is a spending problem.

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I get all that. I guess "oops" doesn't really fit that sort of rebuke for me like she made some obvious error and stepped into some hypocrisy beartrap. But I'm being pedantic on a meme thread and love anyone pointing out her idiocy.

Someone should tell that mental midget pretending to be an intellectual "it's not what you make it's what you do with what you make."

Congress Warns Of Government Shutdown If We Don't Fund Ukraine By Friday

WASHINGTON, D.C. As Congress continued to conduct its final pieces of business before the holiday break, lawmakers warned that a total government shutdown could ensue if an agreement to send an additional package of tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine is not made by Friday.
"This situation is dire," Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell said to reporters gathered at the U.S. Capitol. "Our government is facing a shutdown, and the only way to avoid it is for us to send $45 billion to Ukraine by the end of the week. Life as we know it in the United States depends on us funding Ukraine. It doesn't get any more clear or understandable than that."
Though the public at large is confused as to how continuing to send tens of billions of dollars overseas to pay for Ukraine's ongoing war against Russia affects their own lives here in any way, members of Congress stressed its importance. "Providing billions in aid to Ukraine for weapons, aircraft, government salaries, and other things we won't mention or keep track of is the most surefire way to keep our government up and running," explained Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. "Christmas will surely be very lean in the homes of your elected officials if more money is not sent to Ukraine."
At publishing time, Congress was also rumored to be putting together an additional bill that would mandate all Christmas gifts and candy be rounded up from American families and shipped off to President Zelensky and other Ukrainian government officials.

Courtesy of The Babylon Bee

MostlyHarmless said:

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ChipFTAC01 said:

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justcallmeharry said:

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oops...

And yet y’all still voted against raising the minimum wage https://t.co/tFkTHf2OAO

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 19, 2022

https://twitter.com/i/birdwatch/n/1605259183187980290

"The minimum wage has not changed since 2009.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/history/chart

In 2021, Congress voted on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
- Passed 231-199 in the House
Opposed: 192 Rs, 8 Ds + one I. Three Rs supported.
- Blocked 58-42 in the Senate
7 Ds and one I joined all Rs to block the bill.

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What am I missing in whats wrong with her post? Other than her lack of any basic economic understanding?

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She hates teens and wants to take away their jobs. Either that or she doesn't have an understanding of basic economics as you said. Perhaps even both.

Edit: Actually I'm sure she doesn't have an understanding of basic economics but I wouldn't take the "hates teens" off the table.

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Goes without saying, but will say anyway--NO DEMOCRAT KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT ECONOMICS EXCEPT FOR HOW TO TOTALLY WRECK IT IN A HEARTBEAT!!!