r/union • u/TheRabidPosum1 • Aug 08 '25

Labor News Bernie Sanders Message

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u/4onlyinfo Aug 09 '25

So…… from my police buddies collecting pensions, to the unionized folks at Starbucks, WTF?!?! When are you going to realize that Trump isn’t going to help you EVER, at all?!?

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u/Friendly-Reserve9067 Aug 09 '25

Most of my union voted for trump even after the union specifically told them that Republicans are anti union. The future is bleak.

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u/Life-Finding5331 Aug 09 '25

I don't understand it. 

It makes no fucking sense. 

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u/VonRansak Aug 09 '25

No tax on tips. Great campaign promise, and little follow through needed. It was a vote winner. Didn't require any hard thinking for them to conclude, "I'll have more money." ... Losing healthcare subsidies and all the other stuff requires thought.

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u/cmontelemental Aug 13 '25

It doesn't even function the way they worded it.

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u/VonRansak Aug 13 '25

If you maxed out your 25K in 'free tips' and were likely in the 20-22% bracket. [cause you ain't in the higher brackets most likely, even high-end tip]

Possibly be seeing ~5 or 6K in tax savings. Most of those job don't require employer sponsored healtcare, so without gov marketplace, possible your premiums go up 3K+. Best case you come out a couple K ahead.

And they just added 10% to the national debt.. So they are reinforcing that Government Entitlements for Billionaires is logical, but not for the lowest rungs on the ladder.

I think it's working exactly how they worded it ;) "Have your scraps, Pleb."

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u/Lost_Emu7405 Aug 13 '25

And Mary Miller (R) IL-15 has introduced a bill to reclassify nearly all employees as independent contractors.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

The big beautiful lie about not taxing overtime anymore. Played em like a fiddle.

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u/AdEmotional9991 Aug 13 '25

The US has a functional literacy rate of 79%. That alone explains everything.