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Less than 1% of people with student debt went to an Ivy League school.
40% of those with student debt didn’t get a degree.
The average monthly student loan payment is now over $500/mo.
45 million Americans holds student debt.
Do you support canceling ALL student debt?
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Wages are low because of corporate greed.
Prices are high because of corporate greed.
This is not a partisan thing, this is a working class thing.
Ordinary people are having a harder time making ends meet, while CEOs are touting record profits to their shareholders.
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Exactly 14 years ago today—on July 24, 2009—the minimum wage was set at $7.25 while top 1% were worth $5T. Today, billionaire wealth is $45T+, meanwhile the min wage is still $7.25.
This is what generational wage theft looks like. Pay workers. Tax billionaires. #RaiseTheWage
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People are outraged at Barbie and Twitter’s rebrand.
Meanwhile, today marks 14 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised.
There are bigger things to be outraged about.
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America is a capitalist nation. Our systemic problems are the problems created by capitalism.
Capitalism will not solve those problems.
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If you work full-time, you should be able to afford rent and food with your paycheck.
That’s not radical.
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Reminder that Medicare for All would level the playing field for small businesses and would even allow people the freedom to start their own businesses.
Healthcare shouldn’t be tied to employment.
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Consent to sex is not consent to pregnancy.
I know you want it to be that way because you want us to exist solely to make babies and stay home and raise them for you, but that’s not how it works.
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Everyone deserves a living wage.
Everyone deserves housing.
Everyone deserves education.
Everyone deserves healthcare.
Advocating for such is an act of love.
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I haven’t heard a single good argument as to why someone who works full-time shouldn’t be able to afford rent and groceries with their paycheck.
A living wage is common sense.
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The DNC refusing to hold a single primary debate is undemocratic and robs the voters of choice.
No one who feels confident in their record and/or ideas would hesitate to stand on them.
The DNC should hold debates.
This is supposed to be a democratic process.
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When you can’t burn some of the books, so you decide to burn all of the books.
It’s straight from the segregationist playbook: When towns were forced to integrate pools, many chose to destroy them instead.
Bigotry harms everyone—not just its target.
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It’s not radical to believe that someone working a full-time job should be able to cover their basic expenses with their paycheck.
It’s radical to believe the opposite.
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I’m being told by students on the ground that the Tennessee Legislator is expelling members who stood with gun control advocates today. They’re planning on holding a vote tonight to potentially PERMANENTLY EXPEL these members from voting.
THIS IS NOT DEMOCRACY.
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The number in your bank account doesn’t determine your worth.
Your occupation doesn’t determine your worth.
You deserve clean air, clean water, clean food, housing, and healthcare.
Period.
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Reminder: there is nothing extreme about wanting everyone to have healthcare, clean air, clean food, clean water, education, housing, and a living wage.