i’ll b surprised if they allow a merger. not w grocery prices the #1 issue.

happened or happen overnight, in a blink of the eye. The rule making process is rigorous and quite lengthy, involving significant opportunity for public input and review. Not to mention the time involved in deliberating these steps and actually writing proposed and final rules.

What does that mean? A lot of these things have been on the agenda and in the works since the first few months if not day 1 of the Biden administration. Point is, these aren’t just plays being made simply because its an election year.

So, yeah, it’s important to roll things out and show progress before the election. But don’t let anyone fool you. They are not being done simply because there’s an election coming up.

also- nobody had to ‘push’ joe, nor did threats help.

...goes back to the Reagan years. And Schlosser pointed out how the stagnant minimum wage makes affordable food nearly impossible without competitive markets for those needing it most.

I wonder about basing the federal minimum wage on the cost of living. With states so varied in cost of living, minimum wage ought to coincide with it. That is if we even care about a living wage anymore.