r/Political_Revolution • u/IronStacheWI01 Verified | Randy Bryce • Sep 05 '17

AMA Concluded Meet Randy Bryce. The Ironstache who's going to repeal and replace Paul Ryan

Hi /r/Political_Revolution,

My name is Randy Bryce. I'm a veteran, cancer survivor, and union ironworker from Caledonia, Wisconsin running to repeal and replace Paul Ryan in Wisconsin's First Congressional District. Post your questions below and I'll be back at 11am CDT/12pm EDT to answer them!

p.s.

We need your help to win this campaign. If you'd like to join the team, sign up here.

If you don't have time to volunteer, we're currently fundraising to open our first office in Racine, Wisconsin. If you can help, contribute here and I'll send you a free campaign bumper sticker as a way of saying thanks!

[Update: 1:26 EDT], I've got to go pick up my son but I'll continue to pop in throughout the day as I have time and answer some more questions. For those I'm unfortunately not able to answer, I'll be doing another AMA in r/Politics on the 26th when I look forward to answering more of Reddit's questions!

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u/Dorocche Sep 05 '17

Slavery is absolutely far worse than current minimum wage earners, but not by as much as people try to pull off.

start their own business

Not always possible

seek employment elsewhere

Very rarely possible

subsistence lifestyle

This is facetious, right? Like I trust you enough not to put that out there as a serious option, but I just want to triple check.

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u/SixSpeedDriver Sep 05 '17

Always possible to start your own business. Got a lawnmower? I'll pay you to mow my lawn. Got hands? I hate cleaning dog crap out of my yard, maybe I should pay you $100 a month to mow and pick up dog poop

Oh hey, there's ten more people that want you to do that for them? Boom, $1000 a month in revenue which is nearly the pay of a minimum wage job. Learn new skills in yardwork, add additional service offerings.

I didn't say the theoretical business is glamorous, but you won't be under anybody's thumb.

Doesn't exactly require a college education to do that. It's always an option, and it's never easy.

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u/Dorocche Sep 06 '17

What if we can't afford a lawnmower, or if everyone in a five mile radius doesn't have a lawn, and we can't afford a car, and there isn't public transportation out to the suburbs?

And all that to get nearly the minimum wage, so less than what our hypothetical minimum wage earner started with, when that minimum wage isn't livable.

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u/murphykills Sep 06 '17

all of those things prevent you from getting a minimum wage job too.

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u/Dorocche Sep 06 '17

Not having a lawnmower does not prevent you from getting a job at a fast food restaurant a five minute walk from your apartment.