It's NOT Work That Makes Rich People

[whathehell]

99. ..Not for lack of trying on the part of Republicans.

Please understand that the Labor Movement and the Minimum Wage, like our Social Security and Medicare programs are not "givens". They were instituted by Democrats over STRONG objections on the Right who continue to try to GUT them, if not eliminate them entirely. This is is reflected in things like "Right to Work" laws which try to defund unions, and the GOP's routine refusals to raise the Minimum Wage

The "decline" in union membership, which began in the
early 70's, not the early 50's, did not "just happen"..It was aggressively pursued by Republicans and their Corporate donor base.

Yes, we have a capitalist system but there are different
kinds of capitalism, namely, Regulated and Unregulated and most of our laws are enacted through regulations.



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