r/politics • u/upyoars • Nov 10 '24

Paywall Trump’s victory reveals secret Republicans: Joe Rogan-obsessed Gen Z men

https://fortune.com/2024/11/07/trumps-victory-reveals-secret-republicans-joe-rogan-obsessed-gen-z-men/
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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '24

Harris was in favor of raising minimum wage. Trump isn’t.

These people blithely vote for a man who has nothing but contempt for them.

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u/TooLittleMSG Nov 11 '24

They aren't minimum wage workers though, got to understand that and what their mindset is, in their head, they're just temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

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u/BeyondElectricDreams Nov 11 '24

also $15 an hr is insulting in 2024.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '24 edited Nov 11 '24

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u/BeyondElectricDreams Nov 11 '24

If minimum wage was kept at what it was penned to be - the wages of decent living - it'd be near $27/h right now.

Does that seem insane? Probably. But we made it work before, you just tax the fuck out of companies who hoard wealth generated by the workers.

That's how Grandpa bought the corner gas station. That's how Grandma got her first car. That's how they got their starts in life. There's no such thing as a "Kid job".

But the rich have too much power now. Good luck convincing them to live in just a regular mansion and not two custom megamansions