It's literally admitting that you're worth more than we're paying you, but yeah we're still gonna fuck you as long as legally possible.

  • FnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]
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    3 years ago

    "Damnit, how can we get the proles to leave us alone?"

    "They've been going on about a $15 minimum wage for about a decade now, that would probably shut them up."

    "Hmm, I don't think the Oligarchs would be too happy about that...How can we seem like we did the thing but have nothing substantially change?"

    "We could do it, but delay it so long that we are certainly not going to be in power anymore and the GOP can just shut it down for us."

    "Perfect, call it pragmatic and make it happen...or not...you know what I mean!"