Increasing working people's salaries, including the minimum wage, would work like jet fuel for the…

Now, sucking $2t/year out of the US economy all at once — even $2t in waste and fraud — would not be good for America! That kind of economic shock would bring the US economy to its knees, for years to come. All that money still fuels the demand side of the economy. But a slow rampup, and more public spending on useful programs (say, climate resiliency and retrofit…
It’s pretty easy to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, actually
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Cory Doctorow
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Jan 28, 2025
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Increasing working people's salaries, including the minimum wage, would work like jet fuel for the demand side of the economy.
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