I don’t think most people really grasp how low the federal minimum wage ($7.25) is.
If you get charged $20 for a late fee, that’s almost three times the minimum wage.
If you get an overdraft fee of $30, that’s over four hours (half a standard workday) of minimum wage labor.
student loan debt is a particular kind of fucked up debt because you told entire generations of people it was good debt to get a good education for a good job and then you stagnated wages and then you act like the people in debt brought it on themselves and debt isn’t even real
I have a question.
Why is mental illness and lack of mental health an appropriate excuse for a mass shooter but not for an athlete to back out of a game or competition?
Today, I repealed the discriminatory ban on transgender people serving in the military. It’s simple: America is safer when everyone qualified to serve can do so openly and with pride.
small things we should appreciate more:
• the chirping of birds in the early morning
• the way the sun shines through the trees
• nature after it just rained
• constantly learning new things every day
• libraries, bookshops, bakeries and coffeeshops