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BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Because politics is just as much about cooperation as it is about getting as much passed as you want.

What you’re leaving out is the veto-proof majority he had was a result of compromises due to opposition from Southern States and previous attempts at similar bills being struck down by the Supreme Court.

$0.25 is more than half of the AFL backed $0.40 figure you gave, so considering he had to compromise to appeal to the minority AND Supreme Court it’s actually not a bad floor.

Once again, just because it wasn’t the ideal amount on day 1 doesn’t mean the original intent was a lie.

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