“Many of them had incomes so low that they were housing insecure. A number of them were in and out of homelessness.” “When you think of low-wage workers, you don’t think of school employees,” she said. “You think, maybe, of fast food workers...” 1/3 nytimes.com/2023/03/24/us/lo…

Los Angeles Schools and 30,000 Workers Reach Tentative Deal After Strike

The three-day walkout included Los Angeles Unified School District teachers, gardeners, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special education assistants.

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“…But you don’t think of individuals who take care of special needs kids.” The Mayor of Los Angeles has been in Congress for 11 years and it took the S.E.I.U. strike to make her realize the economic hardships endured by average working Americans. Just knowing the truth in America today is a radicalizing experience. 2/3
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America needs a full on economic u-turn, from universal healthcare to tuition free college and tech school to free childcare and paid family and sick leave to a guaranteed livable wage. Those are considered moderate positions in every other advanced democracy - and they should be in ours as well. For the last 50 years, Americans have been conned into believing trickle down lies. Now it’s time for some trickle up truth. 3/3

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Marianne, what’s your stance on allowing taxpayers to allocate their taxes to specific branches of government? Ie. Healthcare, infrastructure, education.? Would you support a bill allowing that idea?
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I wouldn't call a country that can't define what a "woman" is as advanced.
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The Mayor of Los Angeles and many others in Government need to "WAKE UP' ... The Richest country in the World" ... has become a ... "THIRD WORLD COUNTRY"
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Thank you . Our paraprofessionals are not making a living wage - it’s well below the poverty line. Could you run a household on 25,000 a year ? Add children . It’s shameful.
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Why are you attacking @KarenBassLA ? What have you done for Labor?!
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trickle down lies. that is such a good turn of phrase!
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Biden said if at M4all bill comes across his desk, he will veto it. So when you drop out and endorse him, you will have to stop talking about Universal health, just like Bernie and Squad did.
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To voters: Marianne could be using her Twitter account to push campaign slogans each day and promoting herself, but she sticks to addressing our real world problems and the issues that matter. That speaks to her true character. I trust her to help us as President. #Marianne2024
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Every election, they ask "What's your plan?" Well, I haven't seen a president in my lifetime follow through on their plans. Maybe this time we should elect someone who knows the real issues so well and thinks about them so often that she wouldn't ignore them like presidents past.
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