One-third of American workers live on less than $15 an hour. This is the economic reality a political elite seeks to obscure, so they can get away with not raising the minimum wage, not providing universal health care, and not guaranteeing a livable wage. The more we face the actual reality, the greater the chance that enough of us will rise up and do what it takes to change it.
Margot Roosevelt @margotroosevelt
9 Apr 2023
Filipino caregivers in LA live in shocking poverty. Exploited by agencies who take 40% of their pay, they make less than minimum wage. By ⁦@LATstevelopez⁩ latimes.com/california/story…

Apr 9, 2023 · 4:44 PM UTC

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The more income goes up, the higher the cost of goods. If you get a raise, I’m going to raise the rent, and raise the price of milk and bread. AND YOU’RE GOING TO PAY!!!
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Did you pull that first statement out of a hat?
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#UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #BasicIncome
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And at only $15/hour, try to hold a studio apartment at $2000/month rent. Problem... "the Middle Class" says "then have 2 or 3 people share that studio apartment with $15/hour income each." Let's "deport" low income people... but it just strips the retail stores of revenue.
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How can this be happening in such a progressive state like California. Surely the compassionate democrats with a super-majority legislature and Democrat Gov would "do something" about this. Perhaps once the Gov runs for Pres, then he can implement all the right things.
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I’ve been in homes where - THE WORKERS ARE UNDOCUMENTED - and paid - LESS THAN MIMINUM WAGE - It’s a wink-and-nod system - much like farm labor - in which - CHEAP LABOR - is prized over any other consideration!
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When “they say” @marwilliamson is not serious - ask yourself why - when corporate political donors benefit from the exploitation of others - then the exploitation is masked behind “rosy economic numbers” that aren’t revealing the whole truth. #disruptthesystem #BigTruth
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Artificially inflating wages to $15+ causes a rise in prices that disproportionately affects the people in the wage range you’re trying to help.
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Yes, illegals living here illegally and being paid illegally don’t make an illegal “living wage”. Why? Because they are illegal.
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