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posted ago by Bigbadchows ago by Bigbadchows +2365 / -4

An employee at a major bank in Florida was so grateful we passed 15 an hour min. She makes roughly 19 an hour and her son works in retail. She said how pleased she was that they would earn more money. I stated "how we going to make more money"? She went on to explain her 20 years of service is worth a lot more than min wage. I responded the 15 an hour is like food stamps, designed to help the poorest among us. She than asked the manager when they raise the min wage 1.5 will she get more money. To which she was told no, just the annual raise if available. It was at that moment she understood. Telling me if she could work at the zoo for 15 an hour why would she work in a high stress office. To which I responded "you wouldn't". In hind sight I should have said those making 100k would prolly get raises.

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OperationCatSpeed 31 points ago +32 / -1

Residents need to push to fuck up zoning laws by upzoning everything in sight as quickly as you can. You'll be SF soon if you don't...

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HankHollywoodJr 34 points ago +34 / -0

20+ years too late. This has been happening in ATX since the late 90s. Now instead of being ran by lovable hippies it's ran by CA hipsters and the ultra liberal. Too bad, it was so wonderful back in the 90s and before.

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Kpstyles 18 points ago +18 / -0

It’s run by a DC swamp liberal! And now a devout communist (Casar). The home prices are crazy though. Every home is going for well over asking with bidding wars.

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BasedNtruth 8 points ago +8 / -0

Yep. Austin is fully in control of radical elitist Leftists (communists) hence the decline in nearly ever measurable way

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SurfingUSA 3 points ago +4 / -1

From the People's Republik of Takoma Park

proud home also of:

red diaper baby Carl Bernstein

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anonymousdonor 8 points ago +8 / -0

I never heard ATX until out of state faggots started saying ATX. Austin is six letters. I don't know of any other prominent city named Austin.

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anonymousdonor 3 points ago +3 / -0

Would you rather there be 30 story high condos everywhere? What are you advocating for?