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In a predictable move to buy votes, left-wing activists are bustling around with a wild new plan: a jaw-dropping minimum wage hike up to $30 an hour. They believe this will lure voters to come to the 2026 midterm elections. It’s a classic liberal tactic—promise freebies without worrying about the economic consequences. Never mind that raising the minimum wage so sharply could wreck businesses and spike unemployment. Liberals are more concerned with pandering to voters than with keeping our economy strong and American businesses competitive.
This isn’t just any minimum wage increase. It’s based on the reckless ideas of some radical policymakers who fail to understand basic economics. They think forcing companies to pay $30 an hour will magically lift everyone into prosperity. But what about small business owners, the backbone of our communities, who are already struggling with inflation and soaring costs? Where is the justice for them? For the liberals, it’s all about their grandstanding crusade for votes—not about real solutions for hard-working Americans.
Left-wing group pushes Mamdani-style minimum wage hike to boost Democrats in 2026https://t.co/Y1Kwiw1PjB pic.twitter.com/0K5cJICOSI
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) December 3, 2025
Swing states and big cities are fertile ground for this dangerous experiment. Liberals are counting on people’s desperation and hoping they won’t notice how impractical this proposal is. But who ends up paying the price? It’s the consumer facing higher prices and the worker whose job is automated because businesses can’t afford human labor costs anymore. Democrats have once again proven they are more than willing to sacrifice common sense on the altar of political gain.
We need to confront the truth: this harebrained scheme isn’t just a bad idea, it’s emblematic of everything wrong with today’s left. They don’t trust you to succeed on your own. They’d rather dangle pie-in-the-sky promises and hope you don’t see through the smoke and mirrors. The real question Americans should be asking is, how much longer will we allow these empty promises to fool us?
This colossal minimum wage hike needs to meet a swift end. It’s time to push back against this liberal fantasy and demand realistic, sustainable solutions. Otherwise, one has to wonder, will there be any businesses left to pay any wages at all?
