Brain357
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Republicans control the government. Why do you think they don't do that?At no point have I said I support what Bernie is suggesting in the OP. I'm discussing it and will decide later if it's a good idea. I agree with him and Tucker on what the problem is. If corporations pay better instead of paying the taxes, that would shrink welfare and government dependence. What we need is private jobs that pay well enough they don't require welfare.Exactly how would this work without a vast expansion of government? Corporations are always going to pay the market rate for wages. Only government compulsion will prevent them from doing so. What you want is a vast expansion in the government regulatory burden and a vast expansion of taxes paid by corporations.Well look at the OP. Right now our richest are paying so little that their workers are on welfare. I want better wages for workers so they are not dependent on government. I don't know this is the best idea, but it's good to discuss.For instance?No, I promote many things that would make government smaller. You just have no clue it seems.
Of course, we can't have people working more hours. We can't have people trying to get better paying jobs. That would be ridiculous.
If you want to cut welfare, just cut welfare. There is no need to overpay people to do that.