Imagine being frozen for 50 years, you step out at the worst time in 50 and immediately ask to go back in…
Me “What year is it?”
Employee “Why, it’s 2126. What’d’ya think, you like it?”
Me “But… why is everything on fire outside?”
Employee " haha 😅😅 funny you should ask, you see, this guy Trump was also froz–"
Me "throw me back in another 50 years please "
So, now everyone’s going to hate Mullvad like they do Proton bc of personal decisions by the CEO??
OK I did a little digging to get the bill info and name to look into it, not much available right now do take with a grain of salt.
LLM breakdown:
I’ve looked into H.R. 8555, the Living Wage For All Act. Based on what’s publicly available, here’s my breakdown of the key provisions and areas worth examining carefully:
Main Goals:
Corporate Threshold Definition: A company qualifies as a “large, highly-profitable corporation” subject to accelerated implementation if it has:
Smaller businesses below either threshold get extended transition time.
Based on business group critiques and policy analysis, here are several provisions that warrant scrutiny:
The dual threshold (revenue + profitability) could incentivize corporate restructuring:
Businesses exempt from accelerated schedules could theoretically gain short-term advantage—but this cuts both ways. Critics note this might push work toward subcontracting arrangements where oversight weakens, potentially exploiting gig workers who don’t fit traditional employment categories well.
The nationwide formula doesn’t adjust for geographic differences in living costs. A $25 minimum makes very different economic sense in rural Mississippi versus San Francisco. If passed through uniformly:
Research cited by critics suggests companies will likely pass increased labor costs to consumers through price hikes. Higher prices disproportionately hurt lower-income households who spend larger portions of income on basics, creating a regressive effect even as nominal wages rise.
Several economic analyses warn that forcing rapid wage increases could incentivize faster automation investment. Capital-intensive solutions benefit those with access to capital (typically wealthier investors/owners) while reducing opportunities for low-skilled workers.
| Aspect | Clarity Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dollar target ($25/hr) | Explicit | Clearly stated goal |
| Corporate definitions | Explicit thresholds | But invites structural gaming |
| Phased timeline | Partially explicit | Exact yearly increments unclear from public materials |
| Enforcement mechanisms | Mentioned generally | Dept. of Labor responsibility noted but penalty structures unclear |
| Automation/job loss protections | Not visible | No apparent safeguards against workforce displacement |
This isn’t obviously pro-wealthy in its surface language—the bill explicitly targets large profitable corporations. However, the structural design contains features that sophisticated actors could exploit:
For a truly definitive answer about hidden provisions favoring wealthy interests, you’d want the actual Section-by-Section Congressional Budget Office scoring, which should detail distributional impacts by income quintile. That analysis would reveal more precisely how benefits and burdens distribute across the population.
OK, so you’re hell bent on just accepting a new minimum wage, regardless of how it gets there, because you just see the dollar signs going higher, not thinking about the reasoning behind why now all the sudden some rich politician wants to raise the wage 3.5x the current rate for so us normal folk… Got it.
Instead of asking the real questions or using critical thinking, just because there’s “no direct proof” means it’s OK. Well, I’m sure that’s what everyone’s (who’s very wealthy) counting on. Nobody doing the math or working out the numbers.
How come you didn’t talk to any of my points? Seems ironic timing at the very least a new wealth tax is discussed for the ultra wealthy getting taxed on net worth, AND NOW all the sudden they want to raise wages?!?! Seems like a distraction and you’re falling for it.
No you’re not listening. Small increases are fine and less disruptive. You’re talking about 19 States and 1 territory going from $7.25/hr to $25/hr.
If you look at 2007 – 2009, we had jumps of $.70 each year. Let’s be real, we had 12 years of Democrats in office during that time and 7 years of Republican, so neither are really “fighting” for us. Why do we still have a federal minimum wage of $7.25? Let’s look at inflation since 2009 (hint: 53.9%). Check the calculator, too. Sure, several states do in fact utilize a higher stat level minimum wage, but according to the NCSL, 20 states still rely on the federal minimum. If you keep the $.70 rate going, we could be at $19.15/hour, and let’s just say at a minimum we raised it $.50/year on average which puts us at $15.75. So, averaging out to $17.45. Really, I’d aim for $17.50/hr. It’s easier, more consistent, and honestly, probably still a little low. But also, why now do dems push this, and why so much of an increase?! Isn’t that the slightest bit suspicious???
Remember after Covid, inflation was getting out of hand and the whole “nobody wants to work” bullshit?? Well, wages increased in a lot of places to lure employees, but it hurt small businesses really bad because their margins are smaller so prices raised more to compensate. The 3% convenience fee also became popular in card transactions to avoid eating those costs too. So, in a society where using plastic has become king for the middle and lower classes, we’re punished with higher prices unless we switch back to cash? Prices will ABSOLUTELY soar. Businesses, especially smaller ones will ABSOLUTELY close due to being unable to stay profitable. This IS NOT good.
Again, I’m all for being in the 18/hr range, but step it up over a couple years, not just instantly. It’s never been done, I can only imagine the shit storm of lies that follow from businesses/big tech about costs going up.
In all honesty, while $25/hr would help so many people, it’s a HUGE trap!!! I’m all for a fed wage bump, but bear with me.
I’m not falling for this, this is obviously some sort of game that now all the sudden is a good idea??! Its been 17 fucking years, 12 of which were Democratic! Fucking scammers!
EDIT: You guys can down vote all you like, there is ABSOLUTELY evil intentions behind this scheme! Look at the bill that was just introduced to supposedly reduce big corporations from buying houses, is full of language that basically let’s companies his behind shell companies to obtain even more houses!!! Then the bill adds language to “start building more houses more aggressively” but ask that does is show those companies to buy even more!!
We need to be free of the 2 party system!! Mark my words! Go independent, Green party, or Forward Party. That’s going to disrupt their plans the most!
For the Chicagoland area, premium us generally $1-1.20/gallon more. Sometimes GB or the station itself would run a deal of $.25/gal off using the app. When I fill my 19.5gal tank, it’s easily saving $5 fill up, or about $20/mo or $280-300/yr.
At least it’s somewhat benefiting me by selling my data where usually there’s no perk at all. But when I learned just how bad, I’m definitely done. Basically you have no rights to your data, indefinitely, whether you’re a customer or not. And the Allstate partnership is a big no from me.
I gotcha. Over the life of using the app, it’s saved me damn near 500, and that’s odd I tracked it through the app which I didn’t always do.
I take premium though, so when prices shot up above $6.30/gal, it was nice to see who hadn’t jumped yet and save a little. Being that it went from ~$4 to $6.20-6.30, an extra $40/week in gas was killing me. That’s over $150/mo and, honestly, money is tight with everything else bring high, so. Just feels good to not feel like it’s money wasted. I know it’s not much, but it males up for times I’m not so stingy with money.
Not sure, for GasBuddy still work even though you don’t have any Google Services? I know Hushed, Traccar, and 1 other I forget, won’t work, so I doubt GB would work without at least MicroG.
You could maybe make a separate profile in that phone with microG so you at least could test?? I don’t know of Adblock would be enough, I’d be more worried about port scanning or invisible trackers.
Yeah I do about a tank a week and use premium (US 92-93 octane), so it matters as it’s a lot more expensive than other areas. I’ve noticed around Chicago, premium goes for $1-1.20 more per gallon, but if I travel to other areas like Indianapolis, St Louis, etc, its only maybe $.50 more (though it’s been a while since I’ve been in Indy).
Anyway, with a 19gal tank, that’s a big amount over time. If I save $.25/gal, that might only be $5/fill up, but in a month it’s $20+. I also seek the better 93 octane since technically 91-while “premium” doesn’t give me as good of mileage or power either.
Consisting you’re not on the Privacy page, or Piracy page, or even Self-Hosted or FOSS… I guess that depends on how well the service works combined with the cost and quality vs comparable services.
Personally, Apple is too closed an ecosystem, too expensive, not private enough, and too far behind in features offerings. I’ll likely never own an Apple product. I like the Free and Open Source Softwares, they offer solid features, customizations, privacy and control over your data.
Provider doesn’t matter. I’m paying $6/mo for a Snikket instance, and $5/mo for a phone number from jmp.chat.
You can use any of them, Jabber, conversations, Snikket, cheogram, Prosody, etc. Xmpp works regardless of host. You could host your own and so task to people from other servers, it’s almost like an email address or how Lemmy instances can see and talk.
Correct, you don’t have to host your own server, but like I said I do for friends and family.
You could test it out if you like, most servers have free sign ups. Cheogram I think lists several that’re open too. You can text other xmpp users as well as SMS-though be mindful no encryption is used for SMS. Just TLS but that’s obv not e2ee.
Yeah, seeing how they wouldn’t offer secret service to RFK Jr when he ran for the short time, I’d certainly be SOL. I’d imagine I get the ol’ Russian “threw myself out the window” treatment or some other suicide thing…
Couldn’t I just run for president and abuse my “power” like Trump, but instead of doing lots of bad I could do good? Id start by making all these executive orders to raise wealth taxes, ban invasive technologies, limit social media influence, or big tech’s reach into buying out politicians, etc…
Think Robin Hood but on a presidential scale.
You can knock it, IDC. I think honesty in politics is definitely needed
Funny thing is, everyone talks or asks about Yang outside of FWD as if its his baby and his party, but anytime I join a meeting for Fwd (I’m trying to volunteer, very new), or anything, nobody talks about that.
It’s all about building the community, the party, and helping those feeling distant from dems or repubs find a new home. I’ve been independent because no party felt like it was worthy, but after reading the values section, no bad-mouthing opponents, understanding its more so about data driven policies vs someone getting bought out… It feels like I’m not ashamed of the party and what it represents. This is a party anyone can join, anyone can represent, and anyone can drive real change. At least personally, it feels that way.
No, haven’t tried, it talks about this being better for xfce and not Cinnamon (Mint) or Mate (Ubuntu).
I can’t use Rustdesk unattended mode on Ubuntu or Mint 😭. I’ve tried reverting to X11 to no avail.
There are only so many good privacy options out there. So being choosy with services isn’t a luxury many can afford.