Working people want to see the Squad stand up to the establishment. Progressive leaders and leaders of major labor unions need to harness that desire and publicly urge that the Squad use their numerical balance & refuse to vote on the MUST PASS stimulus bill unless $15 is in it.— Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) March 6, 2021
The proposed bill would've raised the minimum wage to $9.5 per hour immediately, which would, in a short amount of time, put more money in the pockets of those earning federal minimum than a one-time stimulus.
Didn't realize that part, which certainly adds something to this strategy. It really sucks that it comes at the expense of more immediate checks, but I guess that's the pressure they're trying to utilize to get this passed. It's just so dire, and the relative slam dunk of this bill being passed, but then not because of dems themselves, makes everyone look bad, except Trump who actually gave people money... ugh
The proposed bill would've raised the minimum wage to $9.5 per hour immediately, which would, in a short amount of time, put more money in the pockets of those earning federal minimum than a one-time stimulus.
Didn't realize that part, which certainly adds something to this strategy. It really sucks that it comes at the expense of more immediate checks, but I guess that's the pressure they're trying to utilize to get this passed. It's just so dire, and the relative slam dunk of this bill being passed, but then not because of dems themselves, makes everyone look bad, except Trump who actually gave people money... ugh