[–] TexasComments [S] 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
He is exactly saying $15 is the livable wage and if you've ever lived inside the beltway or commuted from Arlington on the metro every day you would know that $12 flies in the face of Bernie's rhetoric.
He is saying that it is evil for a corporation to pay less than a livable wage he defined as $15 which he himself he doesn't pay his staff with a multimillion dollar yearly budget.
[–] let_them_eat_slogans 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago
We must increase it to $15 an hour over the next several years.
https://berniesanders.com/issues/a-living-wage/
He's not saying "everyone must be paid $15 now." Doesn't sound hypocritical at all to me, sounds like he's taking the initiative to set an example.
Sounds like you're misrepresenting his position.
[–] TheJubJubBird 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Yes, according to him it's a wage that is so low that it's harmful to the workers, to society at large, and it shouldn't be legal.
But anything less should be criminal.
[–] let_them_eat_slogans 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
https://berniesanders.com/issues/a-living-wage/