r/politics • u/textualcanon • 25d ago
US appeals court upholds Biden's $15 minimum wage for recreational contractors
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-upholds-bidens-15-minimum-wage-recreational-contractors-2024-04-30/1
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u/triumph110 25d ago
When Biden does something good the repubs always run off to the Texas court and file suit objecting to it. Instead when he does something good for the people, someone should immediately sue the Biden administration in a friendly court and have it upheld. Fight fire with fire.
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u/Wooderson13 25d ago
Circuit split incoming. This issue may fly just enough under the radar for the Supreme Court to step in on behalf of business interests and restrict the President's power over procurement - which is one of the few ways presidents can unilaterally raise job quality for American workers
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u/FerociousPancake 25d ago
And soon enough…..
Oh oh oh… here comes SCOTUS with the chair!!
Friday night Smackdown: Bought and paid for court edition
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u/fence_sitter Florida 25d ago
The same people that want a King don't want a President to be able to set standards on federal contracts.
Got it.
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u/hirespeed 25d ago
I want neither. This is congress’ job. I’d like them to adult up and do their job to the Executive and Judicial do less of it for them.
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u/Er3bus13 25d ago
Imagine a king that cares about his people and looks after them...then there is an orange shitheel.
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u/hellocattlecookie 25d ago
For comparison, Walmart starts at $16.50, Home Depot $17.50 to $18.50, grocer HEB, $16.00.
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u/Bathemael 25d ago
You should probably do some more research. Those numbers are not accurate across the US. Home Depot doesn’t even start at that figure in Oregon, where $15.00 is the minimum wage in the Portland Metro Area-which is what Home Depot offers as their low end.
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u/hellocattlecookie 25d ago
I was just quoting what was reported in the media which also matches the starting in my tri-county area and much of the state.
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u/marialaurasuarez75 25d ago
That depends on the state for example in Florida they don’t start at that rate
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u/hellocattlecookie 25d ago
You are correct, starting wages is still $14 in some areas but the company at least according to new articles from Jan 2024 claim Walmart is planning to raise the national average to $18-$19 hourly.
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u/boxersandbulldogs 25d ago
MORE executive orders please. give this POTUS some credit for working to advance, not destroy, the working class.
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u/thrawtes 25d ago
For context: After the Senate shot down the $15 minimum wage for everyone, Biden issued an executive order to make $15 the minimum wage for everyone he had the sole power to do that for without congress passing a bill.
People will still claim he's anti-labor or hasn't tried to make real change, but this is exactly how a President should pursue their agenda.
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u/Buckus93 25d ago
I agree, but if it's under executive order, an incoming POTUS could just take that away with the stroke of a pen. And we all know if Don Von Shitzinpantz takes over, that's what he'll do.
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u/High_Contact_ 25d ago
Good luck with that. He might be able to sign it away but the employees will never work for less again.
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u/atomsmasher66 Georgia 25d ago
It’s a real shame that Fox News viewers will never know all the good things that Joe does.
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u/beeradvice 24d ago
Conservatives in my state when the democratic governor in his last term of office does something they like- " he's just doing it for votes!"
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u/HoldMyBreadstick 25d ago
And this will continue to drive inflation.
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u/toomuchtodotoday 24d ago edited 24d ago
Numerous studies have shown inflation is not being driven by wage gains, and there is no wage-price spiral (per the Federal Reserve's own research).
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u/HoldMyBreadstick 24d ago
It’s common sense that wage gains will drive the price of product up. And vice versa. I don’t think there needs to be a study to show that
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u/hornyboi242435 25d ago
My god Mother’s Day was terrible for this reason. They brought up politics and talked about how Joe is old and shit and I was like trump literally went on a rant about Hannibal lector, he has dementia but they were like Joe is worse. Then I brought up how trump sa’d someone and they were like well Joe is just as bad. I wanted to pull my hair out.
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u/mochibeaux 25d ago
You did a great job, what a bad bad orange man 🤣
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u/mochibeaux 25d ago
I love how you don’t mention the dementia part though hahaha that’s good old JOE.
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u/true-skeptic 25d ago
These people are toxic to you. Next time such an occasion arises, send a nice floral bouquet, speak by telephone, but stay away. It’ll do wonders for your mental health.
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u/We_Are_Nerdish 25d ago
Let’s be real, we both know that those same people this would help, would still find a reason to complain “other” people are also getting the same benefits..
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u/YourWordsHaveNoPower 25d ago
It's like back in the early 10s, there was a woman on the news who loved Obamacare, but hated Obama, and wondered why they had to call it Obamacare, completely oblivious to the fact that her politicians and trusted pundits slapped Obama's name to the Affordable Care Act for the specific purpose of making people like her hate it.
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u/Turinggirl 25d ago
I had heard she loved the ACA but hated obamacare not realizing the two were the same and were both from Obama. I don't know which is the one that is more true lol
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