Aaaannny second now…

Then we make two wages, one we call minimum, the other we call living. That way it’s easy to know if a place is offering a living wage or if it’s just unimportant work.

Oof. So what should he be doing instead?

JFK has entered the chat.

In the first televised presidential debate in 1960, radio listeners said that Nixon won, but TV viewers thought he looked thin and sallow compared to Kennedy’s youthful vigor and gave JFK the edge.

Appearance has played a big role in politics ever since.

I’m not sure I understand which argument you’re supporting here.

What makes you think it would be free?

Paid access to the President? Sounds like an accusation I heard once…

God, the fucking assumptions people make when they find out you’re a veteran! I swear people will be like, “Ah, a fellow veteran, aren’t you glad they’re kicking out all the trans people?” Wtf, no, you asshole!

I forget who I heard it from on NPR, but a guest asserted that companies know that diversity is a strength and are unlikely to discontinue practices that ultimately make them more money. He went on to say that any company that has “ended DEI practices” have likely just rebranded it or are keeping some aspects, just not publicly.

The company I work for hasn’t ended any DEI policies, but that’s unsurprising as they’re not American. Has anybody seen this in practice at the hiring level?

Just asking questions!

Ah, you must be one of the lazies we’ve been warned about!

It’s not all or nothing, the president absolutely influences the economy, but it’s indirectly enough that those changes come about slowly.