Huge wins for Virginians - VA Dems & Spanberger addresses issues in healthcare, housing, energy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Raising minimum wage isn't going to make things more affordable. As DC found out, raising the minimum wage only creates unemployment.

That’s right. To maintain profit which is the main way of avoiding bankruptcy, companies will get rid of employees and put the work load onto existing employees, effectively causing them to work 2x as much but not for 2x the pay.

If that cannot be done, employee hours will be cut.

A business is there to make money, not be a charity for lazy and stupid people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Raising minimum wage isn't going to make things more affordable. As DC found out, raising the minimum wage only creates unemployment.

That’s right. To maintain profit which is the main way of avoiding bankruptcy, companies will get rid of employees and put the work load onto existing employees, effectively causing them to work 2x as much but not for 2x the pay.

If that cannot be done, employee hours will be cut.

A business is there to make money, not be a charity for lazy and stupid people.

You think people working minimum wage are “lazy and stupid”?

WTF is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Raising minimum wage isn't going to make things more affordable. As DC found out, raising the minimum wage only creates unemployment.

That’s right. To maintain profit which is the main way of avoiding bankruptcy, companies will get rid of employees and put the work load onto existing employees, effectively causing them to work 2x as much but not for 2x the pay.

If that cannot be done, employee hours will be cut.

A business is there to make money, not be a charity for lazy and stupid people.

You think people working minimum wage are “lazy and stupid”?

WTF is wrong with you?

I think those who work a minimum wage job expecting to make a living at it are stupid and lazy. A minimum wage job is a stepping stone to gain experience and sustain yourself at a subsistence level while you develop more skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Affordability" is code for inviting moochers who will strain all public services without contributing anything to the tax base. Bad move.

We have moochers in the WH rn and despite stripping services and benefits, they have grown the deficit higher in year, than any year prior.

Preventive measures usually save $$$ in the long run. But, you have to be smart to understand that, and thus admin is the most incompetent (and costly!) we’ve ever had.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of these bills are disastrous. HB1212, will require most localities to change zoning for single family neighborhoods to allow a minimum lot size of 3,000 sq feet, with duplexes and townhomes. This law will require counties and cities to increase the density of single family neighborhoods by a minimum of 2-14x. It won't stop here either if the governor does veto the bill. Next year the legislature will be back and they will require quadplexes or sixplexes by-right to double to triple the allowed density again after they force postage stamp lots. Please veto this bill aSparnberger don't give Republicans an easy win by allowing them to campaign on "15 minute cities" and claiming Dems are forcing everyone into high density neighborhoods.

Well said. Im not impressed either some of these are highly worrisome.

[Anonymous]

There is a whole lot of buyers remorse on this thread and I'm not all surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a whole lot of buyers remorse on this thread and I'm not all surprised.

Nah. Just some MAGA whiners.

They’re butthurt because Dems are actually doing things to help people. People they consider “lazy and stupid”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of these bills are disastrous. HB1212, will require most localities to change zoning for single family neighborhoods to allow a minimum lot size of 3,000 sq feet, with duplexes and townhomes. This law will require counties and cities to increase the density of single family neighborhoods by a minimum of 2-14x. It won't stop here either if the governor does veto the bill. Next year the legislature will be back and they will require quadplexes or sixplexes by-right to double to triple the allowed density again after they force postage stamp lots. Please veto this bill aSparnberger don't give Republicans an easy win by allowing them to campaign on "15 minute cities" and claiming Dems are forcing everyone into high density neighborhoods.

Well said. Im not impressed either some of these are highly worrisome.

The other one that is equally problematic is the YIGBY bill. That will allow by-right development at up to 20 units an acre on almost all land owned by non-profits and churches. I would recommend calling the governors office on Monday to encourage her to veto these two bills. She still has time to veto them if you call on Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a whole lot of buyers remorse on this thread and I'm not all surprised.

No remorse here. Republicans fielded a candidate who was a complete nutjob, so Spanberger was the only logical choice. I won't agree with many things that Spanberger does, but I won't have any remorse.

[Anonymous]

I live in Virginia and our costs of living are through the roof. Especially energy.
All affordable housing does is bring people who do NOT contribute to the community into our community from elsewhere. The developers love it because they get huge $$$$ to build and then subsequently the area goes down after they are done and the taxpayers money is used up to subsidize the housing, while our own middle class housing increases multi-fold via increased taxes and increased costs of everything related (energy, water, waste, heat, repairs, ….)
Health insurance subsidies for the bad choices made by life long smokers with our tax dollars - no comment. What else?

Trying to see something good somewhere in there…. But so far found nothing!
Feel good agendas that are not helping most families!

[Anonymous]

These should help families.

HB736 (Delegate Michelle Maldonado) — Preventing costly delays in care by limiting prior authorizations. Passed unanimously.

· HB424 (Delegate Destiny LeVere Bolling), SB745(Senator Kannan Srinivasan) — Blocking health insurers from barring in-network providers from referring patients to in-network clinical laboratories or pathology service providers. Passed unanimously.

· HB425 (Delegate Destiny LeVere Bolling) — Expanding access to telemedicine service for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies or women 35 years of age or older on Medicaid. Passed with bipartisan support.

· HB6 (Delegate Cia Price), SB596 (Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy) — Establishing the right to contraception. Passed with bipartisan support.

· HB456 (Delegate Rodney Willett), SB291(Senator Lashrecse Aird) — Increasing the quality of care for premature or sick babies. Passed unanimously.

[Anonymous]

These also help families…

· HB507 (Delegate John McAuliff) — Setting stricter emissions standards for data center generators to reduce air pollution from the Commonwealth’s growing data center sector. Passed with bipartisan support.

· HB683 (Delegate Charniele Herring), SB659(Senator Christie New Craig) — Creating the Solar Interconnection Grant Program to provide additional assistance for schools and city buildings looking to utilize solar projects to offset costs. Passed with bipartisan support.

· HB770 (Delegate Charniele Herring), SB650(Senator David Marsden) — Allowing water and sewer utilities to offer discounted rates for low-income customers. Passed with bipartisan support.

· HB1144 (Delegate Marty Martinez) — Allowing localities to reduce or waive water and sewer fees for first-time homebuyers and affordable housing developments. Passed with bipartisan support.

· HB242 (Delegate Joshua Cole) — Prohibits public utilities from increasing monthly payments more than once a year for customers enrolled in a budget plan. Passed with bipartisan support.

· HB1002 (Delegate Kathy Tran) — Prohibits some utilities from disconnecting residential customers without attempting to arrange a payment plan or connect a customer with bill payment assistance or energy savings programs. Passed with bipartisan support.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Raising minimum wage isn't going to make things more affordable. As DC found out, raising the minimum wage only creates unemployment.

That’s right. To maintain profit which is the main way of avoiding bankruptcy, companies will get rid of employees and put the work load onto existing employees, effectively causing them to work 2x as much but not for 2x the pay.

If that cannot be done, employee hours will be cut.

A business is there to make money, not be a charity for lazy and stupid people.

You think people working minimum wage are “lazy and stupid”?

WTF is wrong with you?

I think those who work a minimum wage job expecting to make a living at it are stupid and lazy. A minimum wage job is a stepping stone to gain experience and sustain yourself at a subsistence level while you develop more skills.

A minimum wage job should provide a living wage. However, that doesn't mean a 5,000 sql ft. SFH in the suburbs.

[Anonymous]

Let me guess. Everything will be more expensive as a result. The environmental actions alone add. $1000 a year to a typical energy bill. Then democrats will provide subsidies for protected status groups

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let me guess. Everything will be more expensive as a result. The environmental actions alone add. $1000 a year to a typical energy bill. Then democrats will provide subsidies for protected status groups

DC had taken the next logical step. You don't even have to pay.