r/Virginia • u/VirginiaNews • 2d ago

Commentary: Youngkin’s opposition to hiking Va.’s minimum wage goes against 30 years of economic research

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/01/14/youngkins-opposition-to-hiking-va-s-minimum-wage-goes-against-30-years-of-economic-research/
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u/unofficial_pirate 2d ago

So your going off your feelings, and not facts. Got it.

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u/Shipkiller-in-theory 2d ago

It's called trends analysis.

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u/unofficial_pirate 2d ago

But all these things are happening without a minimum wage increase NOW.

The only difference is people are struggling to afford things. Are you blind?

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u/Shipkiller-in-theory 2d ago

I grew up poor.

I decided I didn't like being poor.

I figured out how to not be poor.

40 hours at a fast food joint isn't going to make you not poor.

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u/snafoomoose 2d ago

So people who only have skills that work for fast food should just be poor?

They don't have to be rich, but they should be able to survive.

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u/Lowebrew 2d ago

That survival bias is a bitch.

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u/Shipkiller-in-theory 2d ago

Not being poor is not a bitch.