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by toomuchtodo 822 days ago
Increase taxes and put in place real social safety nets vs the Rube Goldberg machine of government subsidizing shareholders and businesses through underpaid labor? Perhaps an option some may not be a fan of, but an option as gig work and other industries relying on disadvantaged labor continues to be ground down by regulators.
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> Rube Goldberg machine of government subsidizing shareholders and businesses through underpaid labor?

You have it backwards here the government is forcing shareholders/businesses to subsidize labor. But in general yes I agree we should have some degree of a universal basic income and the government should get out of the minimum wage game.

Everyone gets enough to live; find someone willing to pay you if you want luxuries.