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(58 People Likes) In those places where the minimum wage has gone up to $15/hour, are employees who were already making $15/hour and up (e.g. accounting clerks ambulance workers) also asking for raises?
ary pressure on an economy. But concluding that inflation absorbs that minimum wage increase isn’t supported by any macroeconomic research. It’s also a testament to the brilliance of a very cynical marketing effort that has sought to win arguments through a sustained campaign of disinformation, when it recognized the facts wouldn’t make for good politics
Fundamentally, changes in minimum wage are about wealth redistribution. There are many who believe that our current levels of income inequality are a healthy bi-product of a functioning capitalist economy. I’d suggest those people don’t understand capitalism and are willfully blind to how destructive the current levels of inequality are to our national productivity. Joseph Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Prize, in part, for his work in this area. Here’s a really good summary of his book on the topic From The Price of Inequality: Joseph Stiglitz on the 1 Percent Problem
If increasing the minimum wage is good, who opposes it? Over the long term, there is some good evidence that increases in the minimum wage benefit almost everybody. BUT, in the short term, increases in minimum wage benefit “labor” at the expense of “capital”. In other words, these changes benefit MOST everyone.
One of the most insidious bi-products of income inequality is dramatic rise in rent seeking behavior; it’s a behavior pattern of wealthy interests “changing the rules” of our economy to redistribute a disproportionate share of resources without providing any value in return. In 2017, there was a Presidential study on our “rigged economy” I’ll footnote the study[1], but, here’s a summary: How Rent-Seeking Is Driving Inequality
The people who oppose Minimum Wage Increases tend to be the same lobbying groups as those which sponsor the agenda of rent seeking behaviors that have exacerbated income inequality[2]. These notable ‘non-beneficiaries’ tend to also be large contributors to conservative causes. And, much like the capital gains tax[3], inheritance tax[4][5] and regulations surrounding banking reform[6], these contributors are keenly aware that they are advocating an unpopular position. So, they can’t show their cards and admit their true intentions (would you?) – they need to come up with other arguments[7]
Rather than argue the issues, create counter-narratives that confuse voters[8][9][10] Rather than use facts to argue an unpopular position, their arguments are recast with the reductive power of populist politics and then blasted through established channels of idealogically inspired dogma. Now, we argue about something other than the real issue.
The “new” minimum wage argument has been recast away from peer reviewed research and into a slickly manufactured sound bite narrative. Instead of facts, the voter hears an oversimplified ‘thought experiment’ to cause him to conclude he understands the issue. From there, its easy to convince this voter he/she can extrapolate their insight to something that looks like the same problem. But, it’s not – and the same intellectual hubris that was excited to “understand” the one problem prevents us from seeing that it’s not applicable to the other problem.
This is the essence of conservative marketing and it’s very effective.[11]
Who needs facts when you have a “thought experiment?” Think about the minimum wage argument you hear all the time.
“If I ran a business and suddenly, the enactment of a minimum wage caused me to have to pay that worker more money, I’d hire less workers.”[12]
It sounds like a good argument. Except it offers a simple microeconomic construct to refute a much more nuanced macroeconomic problem.
That distinction my sound like semantics, but, it goes way further.
Micro: focuses on the decision of a single entity. And, how the laws of supply and demand a specific decision on price level or resource allocation.
Macro: focuses behavior of the economy as a whole and not just on specific companies, but entire industries and economies. This looks at economy-wide phenomena, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) how decisions impact levels unemployment, national income, rate of growth, and price levels.
By reducing a broad question about how the minimum wage affects the economy to “what would I do if something cost more?” conservatives re-frame the argument. The micro question is the wrong question: it ignores all of the secondary effects of the minimum wage: specifically (1) improves social mobility (2) reduces poverty (3) increased economic activity (4) increased monetary velocity. In other words, the more accurate micro question would be
“If I ran a business and suddenly, the enactment of a minimum wage caused me to have to pay that worker more money, HOWEVER, because the additional wages these workers received meant I had new customers, with more money to spend at my business….”
Secondary effects matter – even in thought experiments…
But, even economists disagree about the minimum wage, right? Not so much. The minimum wage is one of the most studied phenomena in all of economics and collective insight is best expressed in Card Krueger’s 1993 study Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
It’s a comparative study of a single MSA that straddles two states – one which had a minimum wage increase and one that didn’t. It turns out raising the minimum wage didn’t effect employment growth. BUT, it did contribute to better lives for lower income people who benefited from the wage increase. There are some updates since then – particularly notable was Belman and Wolfson[13]
To be clear, this isn’t a “single standalone study” but, the culmination of 50 years of economic research on the topic. That’s the thing about the real scientific process – it’s rarely “revolutionary” – and more often a collection of petty, bickering, arcane studies that support a slow and steady march of progress.
doesn’t the inflation caused by a minimum wage increase wipe out the benefit of the increase? Not even close [14]Our economy is big. The impact the the broader economy of a minimum wage increase is very small. However, a meaningful minimum wage does provide for upward mobility. You wanna know what destroys an economy: no hope…
But, ideology is persistent – especially when it’s misguided[15]. Even as a standalone, the study has withheld a series of well-funded and increasingly stupid attacks from the right for one reason: it’s right. (example of problems with most recent “study” The Problems With A New Study On Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
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Truthfully, I blame the Dems. Instead of using facts to refute an intellectually flawed attack, the Dems promote a story of “hardship at the bottom”[16]. But, by ignoring conservative dishonesty, they unintentionally validate it. If voters understood how wealthy interests were co-opting misunderstood policies like minimum wage oppositions to support the largest wealth transfer in history, they might finally recognize those “job creators” for what they are. The Economist had a good article about this: The rich, the poor and the growing gap between them
Instead, the Dems focus on charity and empathy – both noble ideals – but, entirely inadequate for this ‘knife fight’.[17] Still, you can’t blame the GOP… is representing their true base.[18] I’m frustrated that the Dems don’t seem to wanna scrap a little.
A little more reading, should you want:
Angry restaurant worker / Jezebel blogger: he/she is angry, but basically right[19]
Footnotes
[1] Xs://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2017_economic_report_of_president.pdf
[2] How a powerful rightwing lobby is plotting to stop minimum wage hikes
[3] Republican “Small Business” Tax Cuts Would Mostly Help Rich Individuals
[4] A big tax break for billionaires, courtesy of the GOP
[5] The Estate Tax Used To Be Sort Of Popular — Even With Republicans
[6] How the Banks and Republicans Plan to Kill Financial Reform Under Trump
[7] How ‘Choice’ Became the Most Misleading Word in Politics
[8] Trump Supporters Appear To Be Misinformed, Not Uninformed
[9] The GOP’s Misinformation Problem
[10] Conservative Voters Aren’t Monocausal – Lawyers, Guns Money
[11] The Agony of Frank Luntz
[12] Column: Wh alibab artificial inflatable love doll raising the minimum wage is good economics
[13] X://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1220 context=empl_research
[14] Column: Why raising the minimum wage is good economics
[15] Confirmation bias – Wikipedia
[16] I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People
[17] Opinion | B
(76 People Likes) How do people clean sex dolls?
are pleasure or love seekers. Damp and ugly deep orifices (detachable body parts) can breed bacteria spreading germs to the partner’s body which ultimately putting him in danger zone. An important one is that germs will deteriorate the doll’s body and would vanish its structure, lessen the beauty and sharpness of the face features with time. If sex dolls are not cleaned or appropriately invigilated, then they would have become bored, dull and less pleasurable at the sex time. What’s more, incorrect sex doll cleaning will have a bad effect on the longevity of the doll.
Sex dolls body consist of removable or irremovable orifices that should be clean regularly with great concern and care. Removable orifices have arms, legs, head, feet, hands, etc. Irremovable orifices have vagina, neck, hair, etc.
Sex Dolls or normal dolls can break or stained when washing with chemically hazardous detergents and liquids. Few instructions must be kept in mind while cleaning the doll after sex.
Use medium temperature water because some sex dolls are not as much heat resistant
Don’t shed water directly from the head and don’t forget to detach its heads because this will not clean the neck properly
Try to clean its vagina with synthetically made liquids
Wash its vagina with great care and wash it after having sex immediately
How to clean sex doll after use?
1. Cleaning the Vaginal, Anal, and Oral areas of your sex doll
There are various techniques and tools specially designed for the cleaning purposes of sex doll’s vagina and other body parts. Some tools or techniques are described below:
Vaginal Irrigator
Vaginal irrigator is used for cleaning purpose right after the intimation. It is available in different shapes, colors, and structures. It can be used in 4 steps that are explained below one by one. Try to make a try with cold water Realistic Sex Doll first in which antibacterial detergent is mixed then move towards the warm water.
Take out the nozzle from the bulb
Squeeze the bulb under the warm water.
Release it in water for a few moments until the bulb is filled.
Gently insert the nozzle into the doll’s vagina or oval part.
Squeeze the bulb with high pressure until the high powered streams of water get into the cavity or oval hole.
Vaginal Irrigator is available in large quantities on Amazon because of its soft and Comfortable touch, easy to clean and use, silicon used in it is approved by the FDA, smooth ABS PVC nozzles, skin friendly, non-toxic, and order less.
Handheld Shower Head
Detachable or handheld showers suit best for washing or showering the sex dolls. Showerhead must be done first with cold water to see its effect then move towards the warm water in which cleaning or anti-chemical agent is mixed. To clean the doll vagina, shower head must fulfill some properties. They are given below:
Set at a place where high pressured water can be released
It must be amiable meaning that must be sued for only that purpose which is in mind
Its streams should be adjusted like only one stream with high pressure can enter into the vagina
If shower head is not fulfilling the above key properties, then it is of no use for flushing out the sex orifices quickly and efficiently. If you can arrange shower head at the appropriate place, streams and water pressure then it’s ok to go with it otherwise skip it.
Squirting Water bottles
A water bottle with a squirting mouth piece can be used in a pinch as a makeshift vaginal irrigator for sex doll clean. For using it follow steps given below:
Fill it with cold or warm soapy water.
Close the bottle and shake gently until the water gets mixed with detergent
Spread a soft towel under the doll and spread its legs.
Hold one side of the towel and squeeze the bottle at sudden with one watered stream which will penetrate the vagina with pressure
Water will squirt out, but the towel can absorb that water.
Squeeze it continuously until the soap residue gets outside.
Repeat this process again and again until you get satisfaction.
Sponge
Sex doll’s owners might want to do friction or rubbing with something soft and stained out material during cleanliness of the vagina. Follow steps are given on how to use it.
Take a piece of sponge or make a loofah of it by fixing it on a brush or a stick.
Rinse the loofah or sponge in warmth cleaning agent water for some time.
Gently scrub the inside area with warmth and soapy water for one or more time.
For best outcomes, elbow grease can help in removing the remaining residue.
Dry it with a dry sponge or a piece of cloth.
It’s the best tool for cleaning due to it’s economical, eco-friendly, non-toxic, soft, safe and healthy to use nature. One can grab or handle it with little ease, and interesting fact can be reused for many times.
2. Cleaning a sex doll’s face
Remove the head from the body and the wig.
Use a soft, clean, and warm sponge with antibacterial soap to gently pat down the doll’s face.
Gently pat down the doll’s face with a dry non-abrasive cloth and then allow it to sit for an hour after this to dry naturally.
Note: Don’t submerge your dolls head in water at any point to avoid damage.
3. Cleaning a sex doll wig
We know the wig plays a great role in a love doll’s charm. So we should keep the wig clean all the time. There are 6 steps to clean a wig.
4. Cleaning The Dolls Clothes
Pro-Tip:
The clothes can help your sex doll to be amazing anything you want. But you should be careful when buying clothes that may potentially leave stains since sex dolls (especially TPE dolls) stain easily.
We recommend you to purchase white, pink, or light color clothes for your real love doll, and you’d better wash all dark and vibrant colored clothing before putting them on your sex doll when you really want the dark color dress.
How to clean your doll’s clothes? Please follow the steps listed below.
Check Labels
Wash your doll’s clothes by hand or machine correctly according to the label.
Let the clothes fully dried before putting it on your sex doll.
How to Dry Sex Doll After Cleaning?
Keeping your sex doll fully dried is very important since it will prevent a tear and friction of your doll’ skin.
After cleaning the deep holes of your sex doll, you can build sponges, dry washcloth or paper towel on sticks, pull it in and out and repeat a few more times. But anyway the inside is still damp after the sponge treatment, so you’d better use an aquarium air pump for further drying. (Of course, everything will be easier if you choose a removable vagina. It is super easy to clean and take out/put in. Turn the inside out and wash it off with soap and water and then leave it to dry for a while, still inside out. Then turn in the right side in and coat the outside of the insert with some fresh cornstarch and re-insert in your sex doll.)
After cleaning the surface of your sex doll, you can manually dry the body with microfiber cloth or commercial recycled paper towels, and then allow your doll to sit for an hour and full dry naturally. Finally, you can apply the talcum powder to the doll’s body to give it a nice fragrance and prevent the skin from becoming tacky.
Conclusion
One who gets into a relationship with dolls knows well how to take care of them either physically or internally. Different methods, tools, techn
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