In the 1950s, when I was a child, CEOs made about 20x more than the average worker.
In the 1980s when I was mayor of Burlington, CEOs made 42x more.
In 2000, when I was in the House, CEOs made about 120x more.
Today, they're making almost 400x more.
Unacceptable.
I have a take. Hot or cold, whatever. But I think a major reason so many of us feel especially crushed by the cost of living is a lack of community. Growing up, people would...share. Information, resources, help out where they could, whatever. Now, people actively choose not to.
GOP: We protect kids!
So—ban child labor?
GOP: No
Ban child marriages?
GOP: No
Ban children from carrying guns?
GOP: No
Ban gun sales w/o background checks?
GOP: No
Then how exactly do protect kids?🤔
GOP: We ban books, discussions on racism, drag, & free school lunch.
Mississippi man Rasheem Carter was found dead and body dismembered after a group of white men in trucks were chasing him in Laurel, Mississippi.
Police told Mr Carter's family his body was likely torn apart by animals and their was no “foul play”
Republicans will hand a 6 year old a gun, send a 12 year old to work in a meatpacking plant, force a 10 year old to carry her rapist’s baby to term & allow a grown man to marry an 11 year old, but do go on about how it’s the Democrats who aren’t keeping our kids safe, won’t you.
I can’t help but think about how many millions people he has informed and how by just posting openly about it he has helped destigmatize HIV to a whole new generation of people who don’t understand it. I’m so proud of him, a million ads couldn’t do what he’s done