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TBF

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8. That doesn't mean we don't fight

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 17, 2015, 10:05 PM

Jan 2015

on the ground. We had a president elected in 2008 with a majority of Congress dem and I didn't see a minimum wage increase - I saw a bail-out for the bankers.

For me the most important thing is organizing into unions AGAIN because breaking them down has only hurt us. And by "us" I mean workers. The heart and soul of this party. Or at least they used to be ...

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How to correct income inequality in one move [View all] Yavin4 Jan 2015 OP

Ding! shenmue Jan 2015 #1

And pay 18 cents more for pizza!!!!!! Politicalboi Jan 2015 #2

Actually, that's not quite right Yavin4 Jan 2015 #10

How do you plan to make this happen? Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #3

Raise the minimum wage. nt TBF Jan 2015 #4

This would be a start, raising taxes after $1 m would help but not with the republicans in control. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #5

We have the presidency. TBF Jan 2015 #6

There will be an election in 2016, we may or may not have the presidency in 2016. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #7

That doesn't mean we don't fight TBF Jan 2015 #8

Raise the min. wage. Raise the pay of federal workers. Yavin4 Jan 2015 #11

And it is very telling that there TBF Jan 2015 #9

Excellent idea Prophet 451 Jan 2015 #12