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We actually had an incredible opportunity to make remote work the global standard, and we blew it. What really happened? Why did so many companies go back to the office?

A minimum wage of £15 would end my coffee shop, it would have to close, as would many other businesses. I’ll explain for the economically illiterate. Staff costs are currently half our costs, a £15 minimum wage is actually more than £15 an hour for the company, because you have to add: - 12.07% holiday - Sick pay - Maternity pay if and when required - National insurance - Pension contributions These costs would mean the shop loses money because remember, energy costs are up, rates are up, regulations are up. Now you can pass these costs onto the consumer - that would mean charging a lot more for coffee, people won’t pay it. The likes of Starbucks and Costa can, because they have economies of scale. The independent doesn’t. Now the little socialist will say well this is your fault, if you can’t run a business that can afford to pay its staff properly, but the little socialist has never run a business and does not understand the dynamics. Now I could pay some staff off and fill those hours myself or reduce us to one staff member during certain periods - but this proves the point that a minimum wage costs jobs. There was a time when these jobs were done by kids, perhaps on the weekend, paid a lower wage, no holiday and no silly employment rights. Perhaps they were even paid cash. The dynamic worked and small businesses like this could operate. It was also a great first job. Sadly now it isn’t worth employing entitlement youngsters at this level of pay. So alas, I don’t need the stress, the business would close, a number of jobs would be lost. Economics is about understanding these dynamics, no vibes. The cost of living is not solved through passing on inflation to the business, it is solved by ending high inflation and creating prosperity. This is what socialists don’t understand, they can’t create prosperity, they can only destroy it.

Why should taxpayers be paying for other people's food?

NEW: GameStop is preparing an offer to acquire eBay, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Introverts don’t hate socializing. They hate pretending.

My opponent voted AGAINST exempting senior homeowners sixty five and older from crushing property taxes! This is "NO GOODE!" Our seniors, most of whom are on a fixed income, deserve to live in their homes with dignity. Had this amendment passed, they would have owned their home without having to rent from the government. As your next State Senator, I will ALWAYS fight for tax relief for the people who helped build Indiana and who deserve our utmost respect— OUR seniors! President Trump has given me his complete and total endorsement, I ask for your support as well! I am humbly asking for your vote on or before May 5th! 🇺🇸

This isn't in the trial phase. The entire China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan, recently, used only these materials for signage, food containers, and more. This is getting scaled for mass use.

“There are charities and welfare for the poorest people in society! They’ll always exist but they have help!” *Exists in a country run by fascists cutting snap, Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, low income clinics, etc.* Are you TRYING to try me today????

The fact that Americans can just not send their kids to school and call it that “homeschooling” is crazy to me.

Forgive me but if the future of the party looks like Platner and Mamdani I’m just gonna have to be an independent. My patience does have limits.