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Fri May 14 00:03:31 +0000 2021

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Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Republicans had no problem giving a $1.4 billion tax break to the Koch family worth $128 billion. But they just can't stand that an unemployed worker who lost a job during a pandemic is receiving an extra $300 a week in benefits to help pay the rent. Total hypocrisy! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 14, 2021

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Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

This is what happens when employers raise wages from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour: A job "shortage" turns into a surge in job applications. It ain't complicated. There's no labor shortage in America. There's a shortage of employers willing to pay a living wage with good benefits. — PolitiTweet.org

Pittsburgh Business Times @PghBizTimes

"It was instant, overnight. We got thousands of applications," Maya Johnson, general manager of Klavon's Ice Cream… https://t.co/Coit12b1XY

Posted May 13, 2021

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Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Let's be clear. The problem in America is not that unemployed workers are receiving an extra $300 a week in emergency benefits during a horrific pandemic. The problem is that too many employers in America are exploiting their workers by paying starvation wages with no benefits. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 14, 2021

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