GiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hourapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1365arrow-down14
arrow-up1361arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hourapnews.comGiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 year agoWelp, decades of data can tell you that "letting the market crush this shit" ain't working.
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agoYou and I have very different definitions on what it means to let the market do it's thing, I think. You aware how heavily subsidized beef is, for McDonald's sake?
minus-squareBolexForSoup@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoWe can raise minimum wages and reduce subsidies. It’s not like it’s one or the other.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoWe should shift the meat and dairy subsidies into fake/lab meat and oat milk.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoI’m from farm country (thankfully no CAFOs, locally) and ngl. While I like oat milk, I love cold, whole dairy milk. As in I live alone and easily drink a gallon or more per week.
minus-squaresubignition@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAt 52 gallons a year you are drinking over 3x the average amount of milk
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoProbably. It helps stretch the “food.”
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoOne lobby is regular people; the other are billionaires and corporations.
Welp, decades of data can tell you that "letting the market crush this shit" ain't working.
You and I have very different definitions on what it means to let the market do it's thing, I think.
You aware how heavily subsidized beef is, for McDonald's sake?
Specifically for McDonald’s?
We can raise minimum wages and reduce subsidies. It’s not like it’s one or the other.
We should shift the meat and dairy subsidies into fake/lab meat and oat milk.
I’m from farm country (thankfully no CAFOs, locally) and ngl. While I like oat milk, I love cold, whole dairy milk. As in I live alone and easily drink a gallon or more per week.
At 52 gallons a year you are drinking over 3x the average amount of milk
Probably. It helps stretch the “food.”
One lobby is regular people; the other are billionaires and corporations.