synopsis is controlled opposition.he's actively pushing against it so it doesn't happen

i didn't know i had that much influence

Damn synopsis didn't know you were bourgeois

i hope this soros check clears soon

the insane amounts of inflation and cost of living increases right now definitely aren't helping these problems either

Rent is up, used car prices are up, housing market is up, gas prices are up, etc so Synop is definitely right about that

Raising the minimum wage has seemed to accelerate this process. I'm not going to pretend to be an economist or anything, just definitely something worth discussing

turning 18 shouldnt get you a house lmao.

Inflation probably has more to do with covid relief bills than minimum wage right now though

Raising it to $15 still doesn't do enough. $25 should be the lowest.

Not sure where I put that, you keep plucking that out of the air.

25? How you come up with that

Works in Cuba
Literally ended homelessness with 20x less gdp than the US

lol and who is paying for this 🤣🤣

raising minimum wage helps

but the capitalists have to respond

so they raise their prices or rents, or they cut workers in some industries. in some industries this isn't possible. a lot of ppl talk about how the restaurants will have to cut workers if they raise wages but we've seen this to not be really true, because a restaurant can't really fire workers since they need to have an actual kitchen staff.

obviously raising wages increases inflation to an extent, but not enough to offset the increase, that'd be a ridiculous line of thinking, especially since there are other policies that could be put in place

but, there's also a third option beyond raising prices or cutting workers that could be utilized when wages go up; the company just allows itself to see lower profits. but they will never, ever do that.

linked to the productivity of labor

bruh f*** out of this forum you have no idea what socialism is or how it works yet you're against it

Because I make just a couple more dollars than that, and I would have a hard time renting on my own.

With student loans and everything else on top of finding low cost rent, it doesn't leave you with a ton left over. I am not super stressed about stuff at this dollar amount.

That's not what he did lol

That's the logic behind it tho and why its a part of the conversation at all

socialism is not about a welfare state. socialists believe the welfare state is a band-aid solution at best. you are mistaking social democracy and socialism.

socialists think the answer lies in ownership
social democrats think the answer lies in redistribution

I still haven't gotten an answer on what would be the issue with providing these rights to people.

exactly

Can I help you?

why not

@everyone debating socialists its futile