The gig and freelance economy have witnessed their numbers grow as many Americans decided to quit their jobs after the pandemic. They are taking control of their finances and their job arrangement and they’re seeing amazing results. But on Wednesday’s edition of The View, the ABC hosts touted a Beyoncé song about the Great Resignation and used it to warp the movement into one about socialism with demands for a $26-per-hour minimum wage hike.
“Beyoncé’s latest song ‘Break My Soul’ helps celebrates the 47 million Americans who say they left the workplace to find employment on their own terms,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg announced.
After playing a soundbite of the song, co-host Joy Behar said it reminded her of Johnny Paycheck’s 1977 classic “Take This Job and Shove It,” and teed up her push for the massive wage hike: “So, in 1977, that song was, and, you know, back in the day, the minimum wage was very low. It’s now, “$7-something an hour.” $7-something an hour?”
The discussion about the hike quickly became a contest to determine who would throw the biggest number.
HOSTIN: You should be paying 15 dollars an hour.
BEHAR: If – Now, if they kept up with inflation, It should not exceed $26 per hour.
HOSTIN : At most, no.
Behar didn’t seem to understand what the Great Resignation was and possibly thought people were just quitting the workforce altogether, because she warned: “People have had it, and they’re quitting. But of course, if everybody quits, we don’t have much of an economy.”
“So, we’re hoping people will find better jobs,” she added.
Ignorant of the fact that many small businesses in rural parts of the country don’t have the money to pay people $15 or $ 26 per hour, especially for unspecialized labor, and with the cost of running a business skyrocketing under President Biden, Hostin declared, “They need to pay people their worth … Just pay people their value.”
“At least the minimum wage, come on,”Behar exhaled as though businesses could get away without doing this.
Gabriella Hoffman, a freelance writer and advocate for freelancers, reacted to the section by training them in Twitter.
.@TheViewIt is the act of workers quitting their 9-to-5 jobs to trade for flexible work opportunities, which include high-paying contracts in the gig economy or freelance work.
If workers are in charge of the work they do, they can make more money than minimum wage. https://t.co/VYREyTlizJ
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) June 22, 2022
Lindsey Granger, a Republican guest host, brought the discussion back to the song. She also appreciated the influence it had on her. The message was a little more sung by Granger, who also played some breaks. “Quit your job, but, like, understand, I appreciate entrepreneurship, but don’t jump off if you are not in a position to do so. You’re not Beyoncé,” she quipped.
Goldberg offered a policy suggestion that raised eyebrows. “What you really need to be fighting for, is you need to be fighting for less taxes because before the tax laws changed, people had a little extra in their pocket,” She lamented. “We need to change these tax laws because they’ve full of boo.”
Goldberg’s declaration is confusing because, on its face, it seems like a Republican policy objective. However, the most recent major overhaul of tax policy was made in 2017 by congressional Republicans who lowered all taxes. Now, perhaps she’s talking about how the policy limited state tax right-offs. This meant citizens should work to reduce taxes in their Democrat-controlled state.
Charmin and Vicks provided lucrative sponsorships that enabled The Great Resignation’s warping. You can find their contact information here.
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ABC’s The View
June 22, 2022
Eastern 11:23.37WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Beyoncé’s latest song “Break my soul” helps celebrates the 47 million Americans who say they left the workplace to find employment on their own terms. A movement now known as The Great Resignation — here’s an audio.
BEYONCE (via music): I fell in love and just quit my job. My new motivation is coming. I’m so grateful they put me through such a lot.
JOY BEHAR: OK.
GOLDBERG: Okay.
[Laughter]
Is this going to encourage more people to reconsider their careers?
BEHAR
GOLDBERG
SUNNY HOSTIN : Ah yes. It was country music.
BEHAR We’ve not really moved very far away from it, have we?
GOLDBERG: No.
HOSTIN: No.
BEHAR It’s now, how? It’s only $7 to an hour
HOSTIN: It’s still low.
SARA HAINES (still very low)
HOSTIN: The hourly rate should be at least 15 dollars.
BEHAR: If – Now, if they kept up with inflation, it should be $26 an hour.
HOSTIN : At most, no.
BEHAR: People are unhappy with their job, do you think? Some people have given up on their jobs and now they are quitting. Of course, it doesn’t make much sense to have an economy if everyone quits. So, we’re hoping people will find a better jobs.
HOSTIN: People need to be paid their fair share.
BEHAR: Would this not force employers to pay more?
HOSTIN – Just give people their worth.
BEHAR: Minimum wage.
LINDSEY GRANGER It samples “Show me love,” a really popular ‘90s song. Big Freedia also plays Down South music. Give them a shoutout.
GOLDBERG: Yes!
GRANGER – I love it!
GOLDBERG: Freedia!
GRANGER: Beyoncé has been telling us what to do for years. As when she told us to “put your boyfriend to our left”. I don’t know if it was true for everyone, but her boyfriend was always to my left.
[Laughter]
[Crosstalk]
BEHAR: What does this mean?
GRANGER and HOSTIN (singing). To the left, the left. You can find everything you have in the box below.
[Laughter]
GRANGER says, “Okay.” Don’t quit your job. You’re not Beyoncé.
GOLDBERG – What you actually need to fight for is less taxes. People used to have more money before tax laws changed.
HOSTIN: Mm-hmm.
BEHAR: Yeah.
GOLDBERG – They had always had some — they had a bit — you saved a lot and got a small rental home.
HOSTIN: And you’ve been saying that forever.
GOLDBERG These tax laws are full of boorishness and we need to amend them.
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