What happened to raising the minimum wage to $15? There’s currently no place in America where someone can rent a two bedroom apartment working 40 hours a week at minimum wage job. $780B/yr to the military … yet we can’t provide our own people with a way to make a decent living.

Nov 15, 2021 · 11:26 AM UTC

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A military that runs around the world murdering desperate civilians, then covering it up!
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It’s already happening. Large numbers of fast food jobs here in Texas as well as cashiers are starting out at $15 and the trend is growing. It’s just not signed into law.
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Fascist republicans happened.
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Start a business and pay your employees handsomely. Otherwise, STFU
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Welcome to Amerikkka.
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Building an organized, focused people's party is as urgent a task as fighting climate degradation. In a nutshell, socialism is the answer.
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Meanwhile tens of thousands of the most junior military members struggle to feed their families. The money doesn’t go to those who bear the burden of bad policy but to those who profit from it.
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Before we were taken off gold standard minimum wage was 1.25 in silver quarters, those same 5 silver quarters would be worth $22 an hour. #endthefed #goldstandard #endthewars
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The poor are a requirement in a Capitalist (Neo-Feudalist) society: - They keep wages low by competing over the few available jobs for the lowest wage possible, thus, helping the owners. - They are there as a reminder to the classes above them where they could be if they fail
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Local markets have largely blown thru that.
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