I want to congratulate the pharmaceutical industry. While 1 out of 4 Americans can't afford to fill their prescriptions, and over 25% of diabetics ration insulin, the industry made over $50 billion in profits last year and the top 10 CEOs made $500 million. Greed. Greed. Greed.
Today marks 12 YEARS since the last increase in the federal minimum wage. Is it really a shock that a full-time worker making minimum wage in 2021 can’t afford rent ANYWHERE in the U.S.? It's time to end starvation wages and raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Jeff Bezos, the richest person on the planet, won’t be joining our hearing this morning on income and wealth inequality. But Jennifer Bates, who works at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, will testify about the need to build an economy that works for all of us.
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I'm sorry Mr. Bezos won't join our hearing on income and wealth inequality. As the wealthiest person on earth I'd love to hear his reasoning as to why he is vigorously opposing a union organizing effort at Amazon which would improve wages and benefits for struggling workers.
3 years ago, 17 students & staff members went to school like any other day—but never returned home.
While still reeling from their losses, the MSD community sparked a youth-led movement to end gun violence once & for all.
Today, we honor those we’ve lost. #EnoughIsEnough
Think GameStop is wild? Wait 'til you see what the financial industry did to retirement accounts for teachers, nurses, police, firefighters and factory workers in 2008.
Their punishment? 0 jail time, big bailout, and a huge new revenue stream: cheap houses to buy and rent out.