The #FourFreedoms were articulated by Pres. Franklin #Roosevelt (#FDR) in a #StateOfTheUnion on #ThisDayInHistory in 1941. They are: #FreedomOfSpeech, #FreedomOfWorship, #FreedomFromWant, & #FreedomFromFear, the third one meaning a high #StandardOfLiving everywhere in the world.

Wonder why working families can no longer live on a single income? Why even two incomes is barely enough to survive, let along raise kids? Well…it’s a decades long story of systematic efforts to undermine workers rights and torpedo policies that provide families with the support they need. This CNBC video explains. #jobs #employment #wages #StandardOfLiving #economy #unions #workers #WorkersRights #labor

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hY2J25SXVeM&si=HG-Jz1Yh3-MBavIH

Why One Income No Longer Pays For The American Dream

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Area Goodwill raising money for Second Harvest Food Bank | News - Dining and Cooking

Goodwill Industries of Central Florida has provided vocational and job placement services to tens of thousands of people living in Central Florida.

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We need to #deconstruct #AmericanExceptionslism and #liberal #nationalism in budding #resistance movements.

There's no "great #American experiment" or ever-perfecting #union. Americans aren't #entitled to a higher #StandardOfLiving than #people in the #GlobalSouth, or to #luxury on the backs of #exploitation. #America isn't worth the #oppression it #demands, and that oppression isn't a #blunder. #Compromise is not always a #virtue.

Eventually, the #cost will be too much for #mythology to hide.

Low Income Tip #13: What is your standard of living goal? Do you want to buy a home? What about having money to eat out, go the movies or afford a holiday? Thinking backwards what series of steps do you need to take in order to accomplish this?... https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-low-income/2025/08/08 #standardofliving #goal #employment #reflect [Next Tip Aug 15 2025]
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Losing sight of the “big picture” while fixated on a detail