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A Democratic socialist candidate for Congress from Washington state is proposing a $30 minimum wage, saying the current push for a $15 minimum wage is an “outdated requirement.”
Rebecca Parson, a congressional candidate in Washington’s 6th district, tweeted on April 21 that the minimum wage should be raised to $30.
“The $15 minimum wage is an outdated demand. It should be $30 an hour,” Parson tweeted.
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Rebecca Parson, a congressional candidate in Washington’s 6th district, tweeted on April 21 that the minimum wage should be raised to $30.
(Twitter/Rebecca Parson)
Parson added that “$30 is the floor” and called on people to think about why they are “pushing the poor” while praying “Saint Elon.”
“1 adult for 1 child needs 30 dollars an hour all over the country. Rural, urban, suburban: $30 is the floor. As you say your nightly prayers to Saint Elon as you fall asleep tonight, think about why you hit the poor instead. to your celestial billionaire,” she added.
“No one should be poor in the richest country in the world,” she added.
Parson joined the Democratic Socialists of America after New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won his bid to join the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Parson lost Washington’s nonpartisan primary election for the 2020 6th congressional district seat, earning a share of just 13.5% of the total vote, which translates to 35,631 votes.
Rep. Derek Klimer, D-Wash., by comparison, won the primary election with a total vote share of 47.3%, which translates to 125,019 votes. He then won the general election.
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