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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by rando444 on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @09:25AM (#18121359)
The legislation doesn't target Amazon specifically, just corporations who are leveraging government welfare programs in order to get away with underpaying their employees.

Wal-Mart is the company that would be impacted the most by this legislation.

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by kbutler on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @09:42AM (#18121528)
...and yet, Bernie gave it Bezos's name.

"I've got a bill with your name on it."

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by chrisseaton on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @11:10AM (#18122389)
> The legislation doesn't target Amazon specifically

It is literally named after the founder of Amazon.

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by emodendroket on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @12:19PM (#18123031)
Yes, but it would apply to any employer of similar size.
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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by chrisseaton on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @12:26PM (#18123124)
You can imagine being skeptical of that and feeling targeted if someone came up with a bill named after you though, right?
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