No One Chooses To Have Nothing

This is obscene. Everyday I see people posting things about how we can't afford to raise wages, or give handouts to hungry children, or have single payer healthcare. They throw around words like "Socialist" as if somehow that makes me dumb or small. Yet, everyday these same people watch television shows and read magazines that show elaborate photo ops of just how well those at the top are living. I don't care who they think is lazy. Where is our humanity when so many believe that it's okay for one tiny group to have yachts, jets, summer, fall, and winter homes while simultaneously believing that millions upon millions of people are simply choosing to have nothing? No one chooses to have nothing. I understand that life isn't fair and there is no possible way we will ever share everything equally. No one is asking for that. We are simply suggesting that maybe we could address the basic needs of the masses before making it possible for the elite to have a yacht. Every yacht and private jet around this Earth is an insult to each and every human being who is fighting tooth and nail to survive. 

Bernie Fans: How To Use Twitter (for dummies)

Create an account. You can usually just create an account using your Facebook.

If you create your account using FB it is easier to find people you know.

Otherwise, you have to search for people which is harder on Twitter because most people use handles rather than their actual names.

Once you are on Twitter it is incredibly easy to find Bernie!

Just type @berniesanders in the searchbar.

There is also a Bernie page for every state and many subdivisions therein.

Just type Bernie in the search bar and you will find hundred of people to follow.

Using Twitter:

Hashtags – Hashtags are used as search terms. If you include a hashtag in your tweet it makes it visible to anyone using that hashtag.  You may also search hashtags to find like minded people.

Bernie hashtags : #Bernie2016 and #feelthebern are the most widely used. It is best that you use at least one of these EVERY time you mention Bernie. That is how they track how well he’s doing.

There’s also #SummerofSanders #RunBernieRun #BerniePics #Women4Bernie

Other liberal hashtags - #wethepeople #uniteblue #fightfor15 #equality4all #p2 #voteblue2016 #notreadyforhillary #nomorebushes

You can use existing hashtags or make up your own. Using existing hashtags makes your tweets more visible to the public.

You can say anything you choose but you may only type so many characters. If you choose to include a link of any kind the length of the link will not affect how many characters you can use.

If you search #feelthebern the list will have every tweet ever using that tag. At the top of the screen you will see 2 options – Top Tweets or Live. Top tweets are the highest performing overall and live is sorted by how recent it was tweeted. I recommend using both and alternating.

Once you have the found the content you can start sharing. Click the square under the post to RETWEET.  There are 2 options to retweeting – retweet or quote.

Retweet means you are simply recirculating the tweet without adding anything. You can retweet as much as you want. It isn’t like FB. On FB once you share something it becomes your post. On Twitter once you RT it is still not your content. It still appears under their name, therefore you may RT as much as you want without worrying that you are spamming the public.

Quote tweet means you are now taking that tweet and making it yours. You may add a comment and it will now appear under your name.

Instead of “friending” people like on FB, you “Follow” people on Twitter. This means that once you follow someone you will now see their posts in your home feed. Just because you follow someone doesn’t mean they will follow you. The more tweeting and retweeting you do the more followers you get, plain and simple. Again, it’s not Facebook. You don’t have to be polite. Go nuts on Twitter. Post as much as you want. Post anything you want. People love it.

Let me know if you have more questions!

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Raising the Minimum Wage is Good for Everyone

 Raising the minimum wage is good for the economy. I know that's not what they're reporting on CNN but it's the truth. When millionaires get more money it doesn't get spent. They are already spending as they please and any extra income is used solely to pad their savings accounts. When a person is attempting to live on a minimum wage income they are constantly having to make choices. Choices like, "Should I buy food or pay my electricity bill?". The only things they spend money on are things they absolutely need so they are not buying Playstations, or flower pots, or anything outside of food, water, and housing if they are lucky. If these people were to get a wage increase they would spend it all. It would probably take them years to catch up in buying all of the things they have lived without for so long. Suddenly they can replace their old broken cell phone and buy a car that actually has air conditioning. They can go coffee shops and eat out. Their increased income would generate income for the entire community.

All of that is really irrelevant. It's about humanity. No one should work forty hours a week and not be able to afford to live. Thirty years ago my father worked as a shoe salesman and was able to not only pay his bills but his wife was able to stay home. That no longer exists. It's nearly impossible to be able to afford for one parent to stay home. Many families can't even afford two cars. Profits have skyrocketed, as have prices, but wages have stayed the same or in some cases they have even lowered. Low wages effect everyone, not just the people who receive them. For every Walmart employee making $8.00 an hour there is a median income taxpayer funding their food stamps. Meanwhile, Walmart executives are making millions, in some cases billions. I think they could easily afford to pay their employees better instead of relying on middle america to make up the difference in tax dollars.


Class warfare is real.

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