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#FederalJobGuarantee is one of the best ways to rebuild the US economy. We saw how important employment at a
#LivingWage is for a consumer economy during the
#GreatDepression, when the
#NewDeal's
#WorksProgressAdministration was formed by EO 7034 on
#ThisDayInHistory in 1935.
The right can't have it both ways. The Republican Party can't whine about how nobody wants to work and then turn around and decide that certain people, like this person, who lost everything he had in the
#Lahaina fire, are not fit to work. The first step is a
#BasicIncome so people can rebuild. The second step is a
#FederalJobGuarantee. Bring back the WPA and the CCC.
#Hawaii https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2024-01-26/lahaina-fire-survivor-shares-what-gives-him-hope-after-falling-into-homelessness
Lahaina fire survivor shares what gives him hope after falling into homelessness
Two years ago Antonio Tejada accomplished his lifelong dream — to leave Brazil and move to Hawai’i. He settled in Lahaina and worked in the kitchens of some of the town's most popular oceanfront restaurants. But on Aug. 8, he lost everything. HPR contributor Adia White has more.
Everybody who wants a job should have one. And we need unions so that people can't just get called into the office and fired for no cause. Bring back the WPA and the CCC.
#FederalJobGuarantee #1u https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/26/2219743/-Just-Got-Fired-Today?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web
Just Got Fired Today
Well I went to work today just like I have for the past 12 years, 8 months and 10 days. I worked until lunch, then I got called into the office and fired. They wouldn’t tell me why and the only thing that I can think is it might be because of the raft...
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