Conservatives are always talking about “Liberty”… Bitching about “Freedom” But I truly believe they simply do not understand what the fuck they are talking about!
People aren't free when they have no agency or control over their life. They are not free if they are falling into poverty, or already living there. Working must translate into a better life for oneself and one's children, or what's the point of it all? It is not the American Dream to toil away day after day with nothing to show for it.
We must have more than sustenance wages to show for our efforts.
The importance of raising the minimum wage goes well beyond economics. It strikes to the core of our shared humanity.
A higher minimum wage means that parents will no longer have to hear one half of the country's political establishment, and their loudest pundits, degrading their work and calling them "takers."
It means parents who work full time can come home in time to help with their kids homework, and maybe join the PTA.
It means less stress and anxiety in the lives of working people; more dignity, and the pride that comes along with having a job that provides more than the bare minimum.
Conservatives say they hate the welfare state. But they work very hard to make sure that the country is rife with jobs that don't pay enough to get by. If they don't want people to be dependent on government, they should make it possible for them to be dependent on themselves!
Fair wages mean stronger families and stronger communities Raising the minimum wage will mean more hope in American life, and give everyone a step up into the American Dream -- and isn't that the point, anyway?
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