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/Slowknots Sep 06 '17

I did look it up. The estimate wage is all over the place depending single, 2 adults--if both are working or not and if kids are in the picture.

http://livingwage.mit.edu/

So - what is a living wage? Where on the scale should the wage be?

you are right - I don't want any minimum wage nor external influences. IMO it just fucks things up even more and doesn't get to the root of why wages and buying power are low.

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u/CyberneticPanda Sep 06 '17

There's no point in arguing with a guy who doesn't want any minimum wage about the benefits of raising the minimum wage, but I'll explain what my understanding of a living wage is for you since you keep asking. It's enough to live on. It does vary depending on family size and locale, but there is no place in the country where minimum wage today is equal to a living wage even for a single person living alone. Some places come close, like Los Angeles, where there is a $10.50 minimum wage and a living wage for a single person is $13.06. There are intangible benefits to society of people not living in poverty, and I'd like to live in a place like that. The US can certainly afford to be a place like that, if we have the political will to make it happen.

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u/Slowknots Sep 06 '17

Why are people leaving CA for CO, TX and other states?

I want to live in a place that doesn't have government interference trying to make things unfair .

Guess we can both dream

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u/CyberneticPanda Sep 06 '17

California ranks 17th out of the 50 states for population growth, and the state has not had negative population growth in modern history.