She's not a progressive or moderate. She toes the party line whatever it is. |
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100% this. I also voted for her, thinking she was a moderate. I certainly didn’t think she would be raising our taxes.
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Which tax bills are even still in play for this year? Still waiting for those examples of how “she is going to be pretty far to the left”. Or maybe these “democrats” are full of sht. |
| Really regretting my vote… |
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The $15 minimum wage won’t help anyone in Fairfax County because literally the only people making less than that are teenage part time workers and summer lifeguards at neighborhood pools. Not people who need “financial stability to support their families” - this is pretty much just feel-good virtue signaling.
In poorer parts of Virginia, it will depress job creation especially for young people trying to get on the ladder. I’d be interested in seeing statistics about people making less than $15 right now in Virginia. Where are those jobs? Who is working them? How will the increase to $15 impact these businesses and creation of jobs? How much cost will be transferred onto the customer? Our pool dues will go up. Not a problem for me, but could potentially hit some families on a tight budget. And unnecessary because our pool already has a surplus of teens wanting to work there for 12.77 an hour. Fortunately, there are likely very few full time adult workers making less than 15 right now, so probably not much impact compared to 20 or 25. I also voted for a “moderate” am I am sick of the swinging back and forth between extremes. Youngkin, for his faults, was not extreme and seemed to have an understanding of the value of keeping things on an even keel and listening to voters. He did not try and reinvent the wheel, at least where things were already working pretty well. It is too bad that he wasn’t able to distance himself from Trump just a little more. It is a mistake for Dems in general to engage in the kind of power grabbing they are attempting with the redistricting. We need to fight against the consolidation of power to one political party. Dem extremism got us Trump. Trump’s extremism will lead to the pendulum swinging back. The swings are becoming too wide and causing too much instability. Rather than power grabbing and instituting your most extreme policies, why not actually listen to opposing views and work to find solutions that the great majority in the middle can live with? |
Any time raising the minimum wage is put to a ballot initiative, even in deep red states, it is approved easily. It just passed in Alaska and Missouri to also raise the minimum wage to $15/hour and provide paid sick-leave. It's popular with...well everybody. |
Yup. As a NoVA woman, I don’t understand NoVA women and their inability to do basic research. Instead they seem swept away by their emotions and how others see them. |
| Orchestrated hit job--these are AI generated posts. Read the NYT article; MAGA is terrified of her for the same reasons they are of Massie. She's independent and fearless and isn't afraid of Trump. She told ICE to pound sand after she watched what happened in Minnesota. She's always been a centrist and will continue to be. We need more fearless people to stand up to Trump and his donors. |
Centrists don't declare themselves independent of federal authority. |