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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But I wonder if the most people are poor then why they don’t vote for a party that represents them and wants to raise or set minimum wage (whichever applies)?

People won't vote for them because they "can't win", and they can't win because people won't vote for them. It's a self-perpetuating cycle.

Consider 3 candidates running for president right now: Jill Stein, Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump. Jill Stein has a platform of raising the minimum wage, healthcare guaranteed as a human right, and a bunch of other awesome stuff. Harris has almost no platform at all, but she has vibes. And Trump wants to have a Christian dictatorship and deport millions of people.

Stein is the only one of these 3 candidates who wants to raise the minimum wage, but she's only polling at 1%, and people don't want to vote for her because they're afraid that Trump will win.

[–] Emmie@lemmings.world -4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I understand but still it is hilarious when people blame some Walmart of all things as a consequence. The evil Walmart regime