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Kathy's avatar

We have a "shit jobs" problem in this country. Every job should be seen as dignified and every worker should be treated with respect. When we tried to raise the minimum wage, Republicans argued that low-payed jobs where workers are treated poorly were a necessary incentive for people to move up, and that young people need to start their working lives at a bad job so they can appreciate having a good one. Ridiculous! And very out of touch with who actually works these jobs.

If you start your working life in a job where you're treated with dignity and respect you will want to work your whole life. If you are abused and under-payed, all you'll learn is that working is unpleasant and something to avoid if possible.

Hopefully this labor shortage leads to more employers treating their workers with the respect they deserve.

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liz k's avatar

You are talking to the converted (usually) with these posts. You should be writing to the general public in newspapers and tv segments. If they misrepresent the Democratic stance on issues, then we need to write and produce our own stories. The 2022 election is a year away and we need to reach the non-voter, one-issue Republican voter who don't watch or read anything. While Republicans are already airing negative campaigns, Democrats can produce short segments explaining our stance on various topics from the right and far right point of view. There is no time for door to door campaigning. We need a new version of fireside chats to explain hot button words like socialist and the history of the rise of the middle class. Explain Dems vision of the future in the 21st century with new challenges such as climate change, dwindling natural resources, etc. Your clips I've seen on YouTube are a good start for the TV segments but need to be longer and places where people who have tuned out of politics will see them. A more positive future than the doom and gloom old man Republican party. I've been hearing the word nihilist in regard to the extreme right. Try throwing that word at them when they accuse Dems of being socialists.

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