Senator Sanders On Jobs:

[grahamhgreen]

[frazzled]

1. Exactly what President Obama said

President Obama used his executive authority to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers on Wednesday, declaring: “In the richest nation on earth, nobody who works full-time should have to live in poverty.”

At a signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Obama urged states, businesses and members of Congress to follow his lead.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/12/obama-minmum-wage-federal-workers-poverty

I'm just wondering why that didn't count as something special. Moreover, it was Senator Harkin and Congressman Miller who introduced a bill that would extend such raise hikes to millions more workers:

A bill before Congress, introduced by senator Tom Harkin and congressman George Miller, both Democrats, would potentially increase the wages of almost 28 million workers.

Bernie's statement is a common Democratic Party mantra. I'm very glad he's repeating it. But I want to make clear that he is far from being the only Democrat to make this statement.

[AgingAmerican]

5. Free trade deals wreak havoc on the middle class

That is the difference.

[lark]

11. There's consistency and inconsistency

Obama did raise min. wage for federal workers, then stabbed the working class in the back by pushing hard for Fast Track for TPP. I think Bernie is much more consistent in his support for the working class and (hopefully not naively) think he wouldn't prioritize Wall St.

[uponit7771]

2. It will be a HUGE mistake for any of the candidates to homogenize racial issues into economic ones..

...and not speak on the specific racial issues so non POC can stay comfortable.

That's what kerry did when he lost 2% of POC votes

Being rich wont stop murder cops

[Doctor_J]

3. Uhhh...wut?

Sanders should mention race every time he discusses jobs? What does the quote in the op have to do with cop murder?

[uponit7771]

4. No, he should speak on the racial issues that are important to that day and they're just NOT economi

...economic issues.

Murder cops could care less how much money I have as they have shown here recently

[AgingAmerican]

6. This meme is already stale

Bernie: "The 1% are making 99% of all new profits"

Hillary supporter: "He didn't mention race just now, so I won't vote for him"

[kenfrequed]

9. Exactly.

That encapsulates some of the comments I have seen the last two days rather well. The only thing you forgot to do was toss in the word 'optics.'

[uponit7771]

13. I'm a Bernie support not a cheerleader, he fucked up like Hillary will do... I'm not going to play

... like it doesn't matter

[AgingAmerican]

16. No, he didn't 'fuck up'

You have nothing on him and you are bottom feeding.

Hillary announced in mid April. Bernie announced 5 days ago.

Really, if this is all you guys can come up with, then you are in for a loooong 9 months lol.

[uponit7771]

17. Yeah, yeah he did... Great speech but not going to cut it on national level to leave out the

... intense racial issues of the day when so many of the voting block a specifically affected by them and they're not just economic issues

Tthe 8 month pregnant black woman who was slammed to ground by the police for no reason at all was not asked how much money she made

There's not amount of money that could fix that cold heartedness

[AgingAmerican]

7. Notice they don't hold their own candidate to the same standard?

They are so ammo-less when it comes to Bernie that they have to just invent stuff out of whole cloth to attack him with.

[uponit7771]

14. HRC has already made statements in support of immigration and BLM... her campaign speech

... has not started yet...

[AgingAmerican]

15. So you hold Bernie, who has a much longer, more consistant record on civil rights

To a higher standard than Hillary, who has said nothing on the subject and whom you support?

Didn't she announce in mid April? So when is her 'announcement speech' gonna happen lol?

[uponit7771]

18. No, both of them need to be in touch with racial issues of the dem voting block and not just leave

... the out of a major speech or homogenize them into economic issues.

[AgingAmerican]

19. It is a non issue

Based on a non existent 'competition' between civil and economic rights.

Hillary and Obama supporters started this meme, so they don't have to talk about economics. It is a non existent riff.

[Jackpine Radical]

12. No, no. The economy is irrelevant.

The race is about--well, race. Anything else is a distraction.

That's why Hillary's not discussing irrelevancies like her role as SoS in formulating the TPP.

Get with the program here.

[woo me with science]

21. ...

Well done.

[grahamhgreen]

8. Here you go:)

"The second point is that I hope what Ferguson teaches us is that not only the violence being perpetrated against young black men, but also the economic crisis facing black youth in this country. Ed, youth unemployment in America is tragically high. It is twenty percent. African American youth unemployment is thirty-five percent. In the St. Louis area it is significantly higher than that, and if we are going to address the issue of crime in low income areas and in African-American areas, it might be a good idea that instead of putting heavy equipment into police departments in those areas, we start creating jobs for the kids there who desperately need them."

[kenfrequed]

10. All jobs should pay a living wage!

If you are unwilling to do so then flip the burgers, mop the floors, and unclog the toilets yourself!

[woo me with science]

20. K&R