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KS Toronado

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21. Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980

Sun Nov 2, 2025, 08:21 PM

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So Raygun got the ball rolling to keep workers poor while promising the rich would trickle down so much
money to keep us happy and living in the lap of luxury.

When we get all 3 Houses back in 2028 we need to raise the minimum wage a nickel or dime every week
or a quarter a month until it gets to $21 an hour. Slowing raising it would be less shock on small businesses
which we need.

Hell we should campaign on it, "Help us pull everybody out of poverty"

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Of Course Americans are BROKE [View all] Mr.Bee Sunday OP

Thank you for the data. yellow dahlia Sunday #1

Hiding In Plain Sight Mr.Bee Sunday #2

My MAGA relatives would say, Diamond_Dog Sunday #3

I would tell them Mr.Bee Sunday #6

Well, you can imagine how they feel about FDR. Diamond_Dog Sunday #11

Did any of them ever stop to think Diamond_Dog Sunday #22

I certainly heard that line many times over the years in markodochartaigh Sunday #17

EVER SINCE REAGAN, (actually HWBush's CABAL) popsdenver Yesterday #49

++++1000 Diamond_Dog Yesterday #50

If the Republicans continue popsdenver Yesterday #51

Median wage has been stagnant relative to productivity for 45 years. pat_k Sunday #4

Please supply reference links. Not disputing your excerpts, but backup documentation is needed. erronis Sunday #7

Oh! I beg pardon- Mr.Bee Sunday #9

World Economic Forum, Capital in the 21st Century, pat_k Sunday #10

Thank you! erronis Sunday #15

They've been stealing from us for decades Mr.Bee Sunday #12

FWIW pat_k Sunday #14

Regarding weakening of unions and tax law that facilitated concentration of wealth: pat_k Sunday #13

Republicans always talk about "redistribution of wealth". markodochartaigh Sunday #19

Yes, R's have been hellbent on systematically "redistributing wealth" from the hands of the many to the hands of the few pat_k Sunday #23

Why don't the labor unions understand these charts and data? FakeNoose Yesterday #40

Sadly, a great deal of damage had been done by '60. pat_k Yesterday #41

That also means that the current business model Javaman Sunday #5

FDR's concept of the minimum wage: Mr.Bee Sunday #8

And, policies that concentrate wealth in the hands of the few at the expense of the many make for a very fragile economy pat_k Sunday #18

I very much concur Metaphorical Yesterday #34

And who was in charge then? Oh yeah Ronald Reagan. Initech Sunday #16

Yes he certainly did. Diamond_Dog Sunday #20

Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980 KS Toronado Sunday #21

Must do more than raise the minimum wage. Inheritance tax, wealth tax, capital gains taxed higher than labor and... pat_k Sunday #24

Oh there's a ton of stuff we need to get done and quickly. KS Toronado Sunday #32

My big worry is that too few of our electeds are out there advocating for the big stuff. pat_k Yesterday #33

A tax on spending rather than income Metaphorical Yesterday #35

Should be at least $30 per hour MichMan Sunday #31

Seattle's minimum wage is 20.76 and will increase to 21.30 1/1/26 pat_k Yesterday #42

The minimum wage as established in 1938 was 25 cents per hour MichMan Sunday #25

But did it have the same purchasing power? leftstreet Sunday #27

In 1957, J. Paul Getty was worth $2-4 billion dpibel Sunday #30

Raygun made munimum wage political southmost Sunday #26

K&R Bayard Sunday #28

Big corps worked to keep prices down and wages low. Klarkashton Sunday #29

That goes back HarryM Yesterday #36

So glad you pointed this out. cer7711 Yesterday #37

Minimum wage should have been indexed to inflation like Social Security. n/t Buttoneer Yesterday #38

From the comercial. "I was drowning in debt." Hotler Yesterday #39

TOP TEN COUNTRIES of Minimum wage chouchou Yesterday #43

K&R BlueWavePsych Yesterday #44

"republicans"... Godot51 Yesterday #45

When You Say 'Republicans' Mr.Bee Yesterday #46

"... until 1980, when it was frozen for nine years." Grins Yesterday #47

The last Increase Before Reagan Mr.Bee Yesterday #48

In 2025 Mr.Bee 14 hrs ago #52