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Re:Schumer and Sanders: Limit Corporate Stock Buybacks by dfxm12 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @10:45AM (#19086306)
Why not just pass a $15 minimum wage if that's the policy goal? Asking this question as a Democrat.

US Senate Democrats don't have the power to do this. You do see this in local governments where they do (like NY).

I might also wonder if this is the true policy goal nationally, or if they are just floating ideas out there to see the public opinion on them. e.g., If a $15/hr minimum wage isn't passable in their careers, maybe this would be and is a step in that direction.

Additionally, saying something new like this gets their name in headlines, which tends to be a goal for national politicians (especially when not attached to a scandal).

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Re:Schumer and Sanders: Limit Corporate Stock Buybacks by ijpoijpoihpiuoh on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @10:54AM (#19086425)
US Senate Democrats don't have the power to do this.

They don't have the power to limit buybacks preconditioned on $15/hr wages either. Their lack of power to effectuate a national minimum wage doesn't seem to explain the choice to float this policy.

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