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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

You clearly live in Northern VA. NPR ran a story about the poverty in SW VA. It was shocking. No, those jobs are not going to teenagers, people are living on that wage in many parts of the state. VA has so many people in poverty that we forget. Finally someone is looking out for those folks. The story mentions how the coal mines owned by Jim Justice is notorious for not paying people or their checks bouncing.

Coal miners being paid 12.77?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

More inflationary than tarriffs

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

Youngkin was definitely extreme. Supported The Big Lie and all of the other extreme MAGA policies. The guy would have banned abortion.

Do you not know how governments work? Spanberger isn't the entire VA government. She alone does not control legislation. There is also the GA (and Supreme Court). Just because bills are being introduced doesn't mean they're being passed.

So much RW hysterics over nothing.

So, exactly like the LW hysterics when Youngkin was elected governor? Like that?
DP

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really regretting my vote…

really regretting the trolls

Really regretting aligning myself with people like you, who call anyone expressing a different opinion, "trolls" or "AI generated." Grow the hell up.
DP

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

Youngkin was definitely extreme. Supported The Big Lie and all of the other extreme MAGA policies. The guy would have banned abortion.

Do you not know how governments work? Spanberger isn't the entire VA government. She alone does not control legislation. There is also the GA (and Supreme Court). Just because bills are being introduced doesn't mean they're being passed.

So much RW hysterics over nothing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really regretting my vote…

really regretting the trolls

Anonymous wrote: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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

Youngkin was definitely extreme. Supported The Big Lie and all of the other extreme MAGA policies. The guy would have banned abortion.

Do you not know how governments work? Spanberger isn't the entire VA government. She alone does not control legislation. There is also the GA (and Supreme Court). Just because bills are being introduced doesn't mean they're being passed.

So much RW hysterics over nothing.

What exactly is the Big Lie?
Did Dems never tell lies?
Youngkin didn’t ban abortion, but supported limits, which most people support as well.
As much as I dislike men politicians acting as though they know anything about it, I don’t think he was ever going to ban it completely like some states pretty much did.
Also, he protected same sex marriage. Not an extremist.

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Anonymous wrote: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?

Youngkin was definitely extreme. Supported The Big Lie and all of the other extreme MAGA policies. The guy would have banned abortion.

Do you not know how governments work? Spanberger isn't the entire VA government. She alone does not control legislation. There is also the GA (and Supreme Court). Just because bills are being introduced doesn't mean they're being passed.

So much RW hysterics over nothing.

Anonymous wrote: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?

Anonymous wrote:Really regretting my vote…

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

You clearly live in Northern VA. NPR ran a story about the poverty in SW VA. It was shocking. No, those jobs are not going to teenagers, people are living on that wage in many parts of the state. VA has so many people in poverty that we forget. Finally someone is looking out for those folks. The story mentions how the coal mines owned by Jim Justice is notorious for not paying people or their checks bouncing.

Anonymous wrote: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?

Anonymous wrote: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.