(#6318) Unless billionaires like bezos are raising wages they can shut the fuck up!

      Let me say this much, there are some, not many, but some billionaires who are trying to do the correct thing about the disconnect between our government and it's democratic principles. But there are still way too many who are either silent or complicit in trying to deceive we the people into believing they are worth their enormous profits at our expense. Since 2009 the federal minimum wage has been at $7.25 an hour. Here let me say that again, since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour. We democrats have not been able to convince republicans that they need to help us raise it to match current price increases in those last 17 years.
     No one in their right mind thinks $7.25 an hour is fair at this point but you will hear republicans defend the current rate nonetheless with very pretzeled illogic. Knowing this background about the federal minimum wage it is easy to see why bezos offered his opinion about the lower half wage earners not having to pay federal income tax. First, bezos and his ilk have been  notorious about killing union talk and efforts at Amazon. Secondly he pays his employees less than livable wages. Thirdly the idea that not paying federal income taxes sounds initially like a good idea here is the reality. When we don't pay our taxes governmental good and services become more difficult to fund. The common good of government in effect shrinks, which has been a lifelong goal of republicans.
     When the lower half of wage earners are not contributing to federal taxes it is easy for republicans to argue that we are not part of the common good but just moochers. Opening the door to disenfranchising us later with other nefarious intentions. All the while bezos and his ilk keep making profit hand over fist. What we the people need to do is instead force billionaires to raise pay to meet living standards and we the people continue to fund our government through being taxed. That is how our society will heal itself when the billionaires aren't able to kill our government and they are forced to compensate their workers fairly. Anything else like this latest childlike ploy by bezos to make himself and other billionaires look like decent folks is just hogwash!