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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…8hrs8H

U.S. job gains totaled 272,000 in May, more than expected

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And of course... March was revised down by 5,000, from +315,000 to +310,000, April was revised down by 10,000, from +17…

 @9NPZKT9 from New York answered…6hrs6H

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Yes; but within reason. If raised too high it COULD have detrimental effects on the economy vs fixing it. It is time to…

 @9NPY624 from Massachusetts answered…7hrs7H

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

No, eliminate the minimum wage and mandate that the highest paid employee can not make more than 10x whatever the lowest…

 @9NPJ8M8 from Washington answered…13hrs13H

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the count…

Yes, but only for citizens. Corporations should have financial consequences for causing recessions through corporate gre…

 @9NPJ8M8 from Washington answered…13hrs13H

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order …

No, we should in combination drastically reduce military spending, and increase the tax rates on billionaires and corpor…

 @9NPFHMM from Alabama answered…15hrs15H

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

yes adjust every year according to inflation and actually make it a living wage. also fixing the inflation would keep pr…

 @9NPFHMM from Alabama answered…15hrs15H

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

Yes taxes should be based in income so the rich pay more the poor pay less and and eliminate tax loopholes for large cor…

 @9NP8HFQ from Illinois answered…16hrs16H

Should citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in …

Reform taxes to a "first sales only" sales tax, and it won't matter where anybody stores their money.

 @9NP8LHM from California answered…19hrs19H

Should the government increase tariffs on imported products …

No, as direct tariffs only result in escalation and hurt both nation's economies. Instead, we should take a more indirec…

 @9NP8LHM from California answered…19hrs19H

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same s…

No, as a variety of factors come into play, such as experience, education, and working hours. The gender pay gap is a my…

 @9NP8LHM from California answered…20hrs20H

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

Yes, and increase the corporate tax rate, eliminate loopholes, and implement a maximum deduction (as a percentage of tot…

 @9NP8HFQ from Illinois answered…20hrs20H

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?…

They should stop subsidizing them, and let them collapse on their own. God knows they're trash, now, anyway.

 @9NP88GS from Pennsylvania answered…20hrs20H

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfar…

More, increase the benefits for the elderly and disabled (who have worked, but can no longer--not the born disabled, sho…

 @9NP7PJ3 from Oregon answered…21hrs21H

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Yes, but only some should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing. People with families…

 @9NP7NFR from Georgia answered…21hrs21H

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

We should reuse the income tax rates that were used before slavery. This would be fair to all peoples and abolish the re…

 @9NP69ND from Texas answered…22hrs22H

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

I feel minimum wage should be for younger people just entering the workforce, however, if someone makes a career out of…

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