I voted against it because it tied minimum wage to the consumer price index, but not to the cost of living. CPI measures the inflation of goods and services only, not the cost of housing. Housing costs have outpaced inflation. We need to set a minimum living wage based on rent and food. If corporations and foreign investors are allowed to own housing, this problem won’t get better. We don’t need a law that is instantly outdated, and keeps people in poverty.
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You're basically saying you voted against it because it was only 3/4 of what you wanted, with zero downsides.
"You mean the poor would make ~13% more, and it's actually pegged to something, instead of relying on a plutocratic political class to decree raises when they see fit!?! Absolutely fucking not!"
This is the dumbest take I have heard in a long time. This take is so mentally deficient it is special needs.