$15 minimum wage is an outdated demand. $30 is a living wage.
Rebecca Parson
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Rebecca Parson
@rebeccaeparson
Seattle, WA
Born December 23
Joined September 2015
- The median annual pay during the Great Depression was 22% of the cost of an average home. Today's it's 14%. That means that pay relative to home cost made it easier to buy a home during the Great Depression than right now. This is absurd.
- The minimum wage shouldn’t be $7.25. It shouldn’t be $15. It should be $30.
- Democrats had 50 years to codify Roe v Wade into law.
- It's currently cheaper to rent in Tokyo, Paris, or Reykjavik than in Boise or Spokane.Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextThe average rent for a 900sq ft apartment in Spokane, WA is approximately $1300. An equivalent size (83 83 sqm) apartment in Tokyo averages $2140 per month. rentcafe.com/average-rent-m… japanpropertycentral.com/2022/03/apartm…
- The tent is always big enough for fascists, but too small for socialists. This has been true of liberal parties for 100 years.
- Buttigieg is holding a brunch at an undisclosed Seattle location where a $2,800 "investor" ticket gets you a meet & greet with him. Bernie is holding a free rally at the Tacoma Dome. Capacity: 23,000. That about says it all.
- $15 minimum wage is an antiquated demand. It should be $30 per hour.
- DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF CONGRESS & GOVERNORS: what are you going to do to stop Trump's lawlessness, martial law, and theocracy? Please tell me you have a plan beyond ripping up his speech and clapping sideways as we descend into dictatorship.
- Why didn’t Democrats codify Roe v Wade into federal law at any point in the last 49 years?
- The Democrats could pass Roe v. Wade as a bill tomorrow.
- The handful of air-conditioned hotel rooms left in Tacoma yesterday during the 104° temps were all going for $400+, up from $100+ the day before. The rich chilled. The poor roasted. This is the future as long as capitalism reigns.
- I'm running against the 11th most conservative Democrat in the House. I rent. He takes real estate 💰. I'm for the GND. He takes Big Oil 💰. I'm for M4A. He takes pharma 💰. Help me reach 25K followers today, so I can spread my message & win this race. RT + like + reply!
- When Elon Musk gets government money, it's called "subsidies." When a working-class person gets government money, it's called "welfare."