"All the instances in Jason Aldean's song are just paranoia."
Four-time Grammy winner @JasonIsbell shares his thoughts on country music artist Jason Aldean's controversial song and music video "Try That in a Small Town" with @Morning_Joe. https://t.co/b6aesFqg6L
Exactly 14 years ago today—on July 24, 2009—the minimum wage was set at $7.25 while top 1% were worth $5T. Today, billionaire wealth is $45T+, meanwhile the min wage is still $7.25.
This is what generational wage theft looks like. Pay workers. Tax billionaires. #RaiseTheWage
Daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, it’s merger with LiveNation should never have been approved, and they need to be reigned in.
Break them up.
@jordangerous Well. He did that on his HBO show. Da Ali G show. Not all comedy is everyone’s cup of tea. It’s an individual’s choice to what they want to watch. But I’d say he is successful for a reason.
No, Chairman Powell. At a time when real weekly wages are lower today than they were nearly 50 years ago, the problem is not that wages and employment are too high. The problem is that corporations are making record profits by jacking up prices. We need a windfall profits tax.