Green Party POTUS candidate Jill Stein wants a much higher national minimum wage, and to prove it can be afforded, she made this comparison:
It's unacceptable that we have spent $700B on the endless war in Afghanistan, but are told $15/hr is too high for minimum wage. #priorities
— Dr. Jill Stein? (@DrJillStein) August 15, 2016
Well that’s one way to put it:
You have no idea how an economy works, do you? https://t.co/JbeL9fC0JH
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) August 15, 2016
Maybe Stein’s trying to coax disaffected progressive voters to get on board the Green train, but that comparison didn’t pass the Econ 101 smell test:
This would be a great argument if every small business in America had a multi-Trillion dollar budget to work with. https://t.co/sfruyRn2Rf
— Captain Raybs, Ahoy! (@RayburnThompson) August 15, 2016
You're talking apples and kumquats. Do you know anything about business? Because you know zip about how war is funded.
— AnneMarie (@bulliegirl1959) August 15, 2016
It's annoying when people this dumb are held in high regard. https://t.co/R4Wr8z3n7u
— Jacques de Molay, 15th Duke of Ozarka (@RantinArkansan) August 15, 2016
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Again proving you are an economic illiterate and a moron! Wages are between private employee & private employer. 1/2 https://t.co/oboGokt47p
— Joe (@JoeC1776) August 15, 2016
Wars are decided on by Congress (or supposed to be) and funded by tax payers! How did you get to be so stupid? 2/2 https://t.co/oboGokt47p
— Joe (@JoeC1776) August 15, 2016
It’s unacceptable that a college educated POTUS candidate is this stupid. https://t.co/0tlBH7Mj4B
— (((WitCoHE))) (@E__Strobel) August 15, 2016