When I first saw the idea of a $15/hour minimum wage suggested, I was skeptical. My skepticism came from not agreeing with the number since I had seen low-cost-of-living areas where it seemed like less than that was far more than what was needed to support oneself. My counter suggestion at the time was something more like $10/hour, since the math I had done for my own finances said that was my own break-even point if I stayed living in the area near my college post-graduation. I was expecting to be in the main body of the argument against $15/hour, and that discussion would be a back-and-forth about what was the ideal number to increase the minimum wage to.
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Should Election Day be a National Holiday?
The idea of making elections more accessible is a widely agreed-upon stance by more liberal Americans, even ones who are mostly moderate. The basic idea is that people have a right to make their voices heard, and there should be fewer barriers between the people and the polls. Where that united stance breaks down is in discussions of how to make that happen. In particular, a major push by some people is to make Election Day a National Holiday. This is a measure that I do not agree with.
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