Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

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Program teaches prisoners coding so they can land tech jobs once released
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@zleap

Every time in the history of the U.S. that increases in the minimum wage have been proposed, the argument is offered that it will hurt small businesses. This has never happened. Small businesses are service businesses and will continue to be essential.

Corporate profits, on the other hand, are at an all-time high and the US possess extreme levels of income inequality.

Putting more money into the hands of the people who spend it and reducing income inequality does nothing but help all people.

This is the correct headline, as only 11 Republicans voted to strip a reckless conspiracy theorist from her committee assignments.

199 voted not to hold her accountable at all, which is equivalent to direct approval. It tells you everything you need to know about the current Republican party, which I still maintain should come to a disgraced end.

House Exiles Marjorie Taylor Greene From Panels, as Republicans Rally Around Her: https://nyti.ms/36KiEoJ

This is quite a good package. Time is of the essence and the assistance should not be delayed by any more GOP hold-ups.

71% of Americans will qualify for the full amount of the checks. Another 17% will get a partial payment.

The fact 71% of the country falls into the categories of individuals earning up to $50,000, heads of household earning up to $75,000, and married couples earning up to $100,000 reminds you of the level of income inequality in this country.

The $15 mininum wage can be passed permanently through Congress as both Senator Sanders and Speaker Pelosi recommended.

And I don't really care if this money "helps the economy" or not. Keeping people afloat and giving them a cushion against the short-term future is just as important as helping businesses.

And as an aside, this is the first of many planned actions to help Americans financially - the beginning not the end.

Senate Lawmakers Back Biden’s Stimulus but Reject Minimum Wage Increase https://nyti.ms/3q2FM9u

My mother-in-law lives 17 miles away, in a northern exurb of Dallas. The non-slow routes all involve tolls. Each round trip is $5.82 of tolls and my wife does multiple trips a week to help out her mum.

We are lucky and can afford it, but others can't. The poor can't afford to get to work and family in reasonable convenience. This is what happens in a state that likes low taxes and 'public private partnerships'. You end up paying private companies, or if you can't, you just have to suffer.

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@Diptchip in to test they can be found
easily.