Reinforcing moment in the checkout line

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18. Posted this on Facebook today

I was sitting in Waffle House last night, and a guy was in there loudly talking about republicans and democrats, and how much he hated Democrats. He then started talking about just how bad his economic situation was.

I sat there listening because he was talking so loud; and thinking but you are supporting a party that could not care a bit about you, or your condition in life.

A party that outright blocks anything that would benefit the poor, or improves their lot; fights tooth and nail against anything that would help the middle class; yet gives massive tax cuts to the rich.

The vast majority of Republicans in office will do their damnedest to block a minimum wage increase. Yet at the same time 71% of Americans support raising the minimum wage to 15.00 per hour. People at or below the federal minimum are: Disproportionately young: 50.4% are ages 16 to 24; 24% are teenagers (ages 16 to 19). Mostly (77%) white; nearly half are white women. They are largely part-time workers (64% of the total), which sadly is most of the jobs available today in a cynical ploy to avoid paying benefits.

They say it will just result in prices increasing, people being laid off, or not hiring as many people but in reality people have to have money to be able to afford to buy products and services. So most likely it would result in something of an economic boom.

Nothing will change in this country until the poor and middle class realize that once they unite to elect people who will represent their interests no matter the party, then all the money in the world cannot stand against them.

It is time to wake up.