1: I've received so many positive messages in regards to the letter I wrote to the Winkler Morden Voice that came out today. As much as I appreciate the sentiment, what I would appreciate more is if this reached all the eyes that it really needs to. Please share.
CEO to median worker pay ratio
Ross: 1,059 to 1
Chipotle: 1,136 to 1
GameStop: 1,137 to 1
KFC/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell: 1,413 to 1
Dick's: 1,487 to 1
Gap: 1,558 to 1
Coke 1,657 to 1
Starbucks: 1,675 to 1
McDonald's 1,939 to 1
yes, it's min wage workers responsible for price increases
remember when senators got coronavirus briefings before the public and sold off millions of dollars in stocks before the crash last year and faced no consequences and no regulation? then reddit made one stock into a meme and they’re talking about restructuring the whole market
When I mention we have unlimited paid time off, people say, "employees will just abuse it - they don't need that much time off."
But when CEOs make $10 million salaries, I never hear people say, "they'll just waste it on a third yacht - they don't need that much."
@shanfurness Monthly Bell MTS cycle
Week1: Get frustrated with slow wifi, switch to cellular data.
Week2: “unlimited” data runs out, speed throttled to sub dial-up speeds.
Week 3: Switch back and forth from throttled data and wifi, unsure which is better.
Week 4: receive bill, $275, perfect
unfortunately we will not cover the medicine that keeps you from throwing up from pain every month. but we have a good reason! a lady ate an apple in our favorite book
so i learned today that when toddlers fall they'll look at adults to figure out if they should laugh or cry and like LMAO imagine not being able to form an opinion on something yourself anyways who are we mad at today
The rich continue to get much richer while workers suffer. Since the pandemic started, 643 billionaires have seen their wealth go up by $584 billion, while U.S. households have seen their wealth go down by $6.5 trillion and nearly 46 million have filed for unemployment.