I have never come back from any holiday feeling relaxed, refreshed & reinvigorated to get back into work.
I come back with the taste of freedom, still fresh in my mouth, a renewed hatred for work, and a strong suspicion that this is not what I should be spending my life doing.
Don’t let anyone tell you we don’t have enough money for guaranteed health care, paid sick leave, or universal pre-k.
We do.
We spend it on defense contractors, tax cuts for the rich, and flying billionaires to space.
On #PrimeDay, let's not forget. Amazon blamed "inflation" on a 17% price hike in a Prime membership after its profits soared 450% since the pandemic to a record $38 billion while avoiding $5 billion in taxes, spending $4 million on union busting & denying workers paid sick leave.
“Biden is causing rising grocery prices!”
4 companies control 90% of the baby formula market.
4 companies control 85% of the beef market.
3 companies control 78% of the pasta market.
3 companies control 72% of the cereal market.
It's corporate greed.
It is outrageous, if unsurprising, that Trump would praise Putin’s murderous invasion of Ukraine as an act of “genius.” It should concern us all that Putin is exactly the kind of leader Trump would like to be, and that so few Republicans have the courage to say this out loud.