General Discussion

Here in Michigan, Dems got an increased minimum wage into law, and they extend it to tipped workers which will see a more gradual increase over the next 5 years. There have been protests against this increase of wages to tipped workers, but not who you think, not the rich, not the bar and restaurant owners, but from tipped workers. Sure, they don't repesent most tipped workers, but there they are out screaming that they shouldn't make more money.

Why? Well, they been fed a line of crap about this from Rightwing media, they believe several things that are just not true. They've been told that raising their hourly rate will mean that tips will be eliminated when that's not true at all, no bar or restaurant has a plan to end tipping. Knowing that, some of them believe, "well, the prices will have to be raised for drinks and food, so I'll be tipped less." Um, that's not how tipping works, it's the opposite actually, people tip a % of their total bill, a slightly higher bill will mean slightly higher tips.

The propaganda is so strong that you have actual working people protesting for them to continue to make less money. It's insane. And sure, they probably believe a couple false things, but at its core, they're out there saying the rich need more and wokring people should work for less.

78 million people voted very clearly 2 months ago to take from working people so the rich can get more for themselves, and that's exactly what they're going to get in the next 4 years.