• Hikermick@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      IMO the pandemic showed us we need to improve our social safety net (unemployment benefits) and get all workers contributing (taxed wages). We heard all about the “gig economy” and the US government threw money at everyone and everything driving up government defecits and inflation. Caveat: not an economist

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      10 days ago

      Tipped workers don’t want to get rid of tipped wages.

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        10 days ago

        They would in point five seconds if you gave them healthy hourly wages, and real worker benefits.