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		bhupy on Aug 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as ju... Sure, status quo policy isn't gospel, and a minimum wage isn't necessarily the best solution to the problems it aims to solve.

supergirl on Aug 20, 2020 [–]

it's the best because it was chosen by the people of a democracy (more or less). if it's not good they can change it

bhupy on Aug 20, 2020 | [–]

The democratic process has been known to produce sub-optimal results. The only way to correct those results is to criticize the status quo. This is all part of the democratic process...

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