About that "blue collar wage increase" he was trumpeting last night.

[bullwinkle428]

NPR Marketplace Morning Report today pointed out that nearly ALL of those pay increases can be tied into the minimum wage increases, passed by state and local governments, COMPLETELY on the part of Democrats!

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444599/marketplace-morning-report

[Recursion]

1. Lots of people voted both for Trump and for their state to increase its minimum wage

This is your periodic reminder that voters' candidate preferences are pretty much entirely uncorrelated with their policy preferences.

[NewJeffCT]

2. and Trump has said that

he thinks the minimum wage should be zero

[Recursion]

4. If voters voted based on policy there would be no GOP

White middle America wants a robust social safety net delivered to them by racists. They want both halves of that pretty strongly. Republicans sell their half better than we do.

[exboyfil]

7. You can see where they want to establish work requirements on social benefits

in urban areas but not rural areas. It is ok if white people get food stamps and grandma gets $80K a year for the Nursing Home, but God forbid a black family gets $5/person/day for food.

[bullwinkle428]

5. Oh, I fully acknowledge that reality. Just pissed off that he's clearly taking

credit for something he's absolutely opposed to on a personal/policy level.

[uponit7771]

3. K&R

[NoMoreRepugs]

6. Little surprised he didn't take credit for winning WW2,

creating the internet and saving the auto industry. The Deplorables will literally believe ANYTHING he spits out.

[erpowers]

8. Talking Point

This needs to be main talking point all Democrats.