• rothaine@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Y’all know that trick for toddlers where you give them a choice between two things so they don’t throw a tantrum? Maybe we could try that.

    “We can either raise the minimum wage to $22–”

    Conservative: “NOOOOO don’t WANT THAT, don’t want! Poor people will TAKE ALL THE CHEESEBURGERS”

    “–Or implement UBI. How does that sound?”

    “…Ok.”

    • Bosht@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      So voting? Too bad we never get to actually vote on these things. All handled by geriatrics that don’t give a fuck about the current generations.