A new report shows minimum wage increases have had little effect on the number of jobs in Maryland and nationwide. While the rhetoric around increasing the minimum wage often comes with the caution it will reduce low-wage employment, a new review of decades of research showed most studies found no job losses after the state or local minimum wage is raised. Ben Zipperer, senior economist for the Economic Policy Institute and the review's co-author, said raising the minimum wage has unquestionably benefited workers. ...
  • qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website
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    3 months ago

    ID residents should be banned from receiving medical care in WA.

    But I think accelerationist policies often hurt vulnerable people…

      • qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website
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        3 months ago

        Sure. But this is kinda just accelerationism/xenophobia, no? For example, replace “Idaho” with “Mexico” in your argument, and it gets pretty ugly pretty fast IMHO.

          • chemicalprophet@lemm.ee
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            3 months ago

            I’m seeing you being slapped in the face with their point and just refusing to acknowledge it. Cringe AF.

              • chemicalprophet@lemm.ee
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                3 months ago

                There is no context that provides for bad faith exchanges. And I don’t engage with bad faith actors other than to call them out. If you want respect and well reasoned engagement you have to provide the same or else people will ignore you, like I am going to do, or block you, which only exacerbates your echo chamber. Best of luck, Citizen.