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Proposals from Biden moments ago: (Original Post) George II Mar 2020 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author First Speaker Mar 2020 #1
Please.....this has nothing to do with Sanders. George II Mar 2020 #3
you're right, and I've deleted. First Speaker Mar 2020 #5
Thank you......... George II Mar 2020 #6
Good. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #2
The horrible replies to his tweet. Ugh. n/t MANative Mar 2020 #4
Joe, for the working man! William769 Mar 2020 #7
KnR NCProgressive Mar 2020 #8
Can we just give him the job now? For God's sake we need a grown up in the White House now Botany Mar 2020 #9
He is also calling for CEO's to buy their stock back and help workers. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #10
Asking CEOs to NOT buy their stock back, isn't it? rurallib Mar 2020 #21
Yes! emmaverybo Mar 2020 #22
As long as Republicans have any control of legislation reasonable policies are impossible. olegramps Mar 2020 #11
Two of the chains in the Minneapolis are (Cub & Kowalski's) dflprincess Mar 2020 #12
Amen to that! Lonestarblue Mar 2020 #13
The Chinese restaurants around here aren't even bothering with takeout, they're closed altogether. George II Mar 2020 #14
Stay safe, Joe. We need you. Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #15
Hmm, looks like a politician adopting... polichick Mar 2020 #16
No, he is only conveying the positions that the Democrats have advocated for decades. TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #19
I hate the 15 dollar minimum wage proposal that keeps getting put out there. cstanleytech Mar 2020 #17
Absolutely agree. Good on Biden. nt ramen Mar 2020 #18
That is indeed the least quakerboy Mar 2020 #20
Excellent! Thank You, Joe Biden! Cha Mar 2020 #23
K&R Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #24
Doing the right thing. That's what Democrats do. oasis Mar 2020 #25
the ideas of progressives seem particularly popular now. joe is on it! Pillow talk Mar 2020 #26
Oh come on Joe, we are supposed to ignore it and let it run its course... Thomas Hurt Mar 2020 #27
Let's emphasize the least part jimlup Mar 2020 #28
Thank you Joe Biden Gothmog Mar 2020 #29
Good! He should also add health care to that. Luciferous Mar 2020 #30
I love this ad Gothmog Mar 2020 #31

Response to George II (Original post)

 

George II

(67,782 posts)
3. Please.....this has nothing to do with Sanders.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:55 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
5. you're right, and I've deleted.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:57 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Turin_C3PO

(15,815 posts)
2. Good.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:53 AM
Mar 2020

His ideas, a check to all workers, and a limited corporate bailout with conditions attached would go a long way to stabilizing our economy as much as is possible, IMO.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

MANative

(4,141 posts)
4. The horrible replies to his tweet. Ugh. n/t
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:55 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

William769

(55,815 posts)
7. Joe, for the working man!
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:58 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Botany

(72,412 posts)
9. Can we just give him the job now? For God's sake we need a grown up in the White House now
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 11:13 AM
Mar 2020

n/t

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

emmaverybo

(8,147 posts)
10. He is also calling for CEO's to buy their stock back and help workers.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 11:13 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

rurallib

(63,180 posts)
21. Asking CEOs to NOT buy their stock back, isn't it?
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:42 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

olegramps

(8,200 posts)
11. As long as Republicans have any control of legislation reasonable policies are impossible.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 11:18 AM
Mar 2020

Some how our party's leaders must convince the working class that the Republicans are their vicious enemy. They are deceitful masters of propaganda totally designed to enslave them in poverty and desperation. The Republican Party must be destroyed and the massive profits that have been robbed from the workers must be returned to them.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

dflprincess

(28,460 posts)
12. Two of the chains in the Minneapolis are (Cub & Kowalski's)
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:09 PM
Mar 2020

has raised worker's pay by $2.00/hour. Both these chains are union so they would have contracts that set the wage. I am impressed that both companies are apparently going beyond the contract requirements.

I have not heard if any of the other area grocery stores are following suit. Cub is the largest chain in the area; Kowalski's is more "high end". Both may be in better situations to do this.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Lonestarblue

(11,746 posts)
13. Amen to that!
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:30 PM
Mar 2020

Though it will have to wait until President Joe is in the White House and this virus has been tamed. I fear that many smaller restaurants will go under during this crisis. I have an Asian restaurant near me that is doing takeout only. On what would once have been a busy night, I was one of two people getting takeout. The restaurant put at least a third more food in my order, I think as a thank you and because they have an excess. Their future may be grim.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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George II

(67,782 posts)
14. The Chinese restaurants around here aren't even bothering with takeout, they're closed altogether.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:32 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Joinfortmill

(16,353 posts)
15. Stay safe, Joe. We need you.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:40 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

polichick

(37,573 posts)
16. Hmm, looks like a politician adopting...
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:44 PM
Mar 2020

the positions of those involved in a thought revolution.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

TexasTowelie

(116,617 posts)
19. No, he is only conveying the positions that the Democrats have advocated for decades.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:04 PM
Mar 2020

That isn't a revolution, it is consistency.

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primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

cstanleytech

(26,944 posts)
17. I hate the 15 dollar minimum wage proposal that keeps getting put out there.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:55 PM
Mar 2020

Don't get me wrong, I fully believe that the majority of employers pay far to little but a 15 dollar minimum wage will get eaten up soon due to inflation and companies simply raising the price of their goods so we need to take a different approach.
My personal favorite is to raise companies with more than 100 people (and franchises like McDonalds count as corporate employees) taxes to 95% and then linking any reduction to their employees wages by making it so the more employees (those 18 and older) that they have that earn 400% over the federal minimum wage the lower their taxes.
So the companies get progressively lower and lower taxes (lowest would be 1%) but to get that low they need to have a 99% of their employees earning that 400%.
So why linking it to the official federal poverty level? Because as we have seen with Congress they can and have become corrupted due to corporate money and thus they will block raises for years if not decades for the federal minimum wage.

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primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ramen

(862 posts)
18. Absolutely agree. Good on Biden. nt
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:57 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

quakerboy

(14,133 posts)
20. That is indeed the least
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:05 PM
Mar 2020

15 and normal worker protections is the base of where we should normally be.

Right now grocery workers are being asked/demsnded to be on the high risk front lines.. how about a lil more thsn the basic minimum?

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Cha

(305,210 posts)
23. Excellent! Thank You, Joe Biden!
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 05:08 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

oasis

(51,649 posts)
25. Doing the right thing. That's what Democrats do.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 06:32 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Pillow talk

(265 posts)
26. the ideas of progressives seem particularly popular now. joe is on it!
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 06:38 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Thomas Hurt

(13,925 posts)
27. Oh come on Joe, we are supposed to ignore it and let it run its course...
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 06:49 PM
Mar 2020

keep spending like the good little consumer peasants the right expects us to be.

let people die to clear out some of the right's lessers.

If you aren't rich well TS. You have seen to it you are.

(conservative logic)

this is in part why you can't get to christofascists, social darwinism is the bedrock of their world view.

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jimlup

(8,002 posts)
28. Let's emphasize the least part
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 06:52 PM
Mar 2020

why the FUCK don't they have health care insurance?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Kick and Rec - FYI - I'm all in for Joe

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Gothmog

(154,220 posts)
29. Thank you Joe Biden
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:50 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Luciferous

(6,248 posts)
30. Good! He should also add health care to that.
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:56 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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