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Feb 2, 2018 7 tweets 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
The speed and force with which the Trump Administration and Republicans are moving to make the lives of people with low-incomes even harder is both appalling and disorienting. Here is today’s brutal move (thread):
nytimes.com/2018/02/01/us/…
Yesterday they took away protections for people who are targeted and steered towards predatory loans.
washingtonpost.com/news/business/…
And threatened to make people who get housing assistance more vulnerable to homelessness.
theintercept.com/2018/02/01/hud…
This comes on the heels of a push to limit the time that unemployed and underemployed people can received needed help with things like food, healthcare, and housing. They are calling this “workforce development.”
talkpoverty.org/2018/02/01/rya…
And speaking of workforce, they are keen on allowing employers to take $5.8 billion in tips away from workers currently earning the federal tipped minimum (poverty) wage of $2.13 per hour.
epi.org/publication/em…
Should a low-income person become justice-involved AG Sessions has made sure that the courts need not consider whether people can pay a fine—that it’s okay if they end up in jail for being too poor to pay.
nytimes.com/2017/12/28/opi…
We need a movement akin to the civil rights movement. That’ the only way to put out these fires that are burning our nation. @BRepairers @RevDrBarber @fightfor15 @Frederc10 #PoorPeoplesCampaign
mlk50.com/mlk50-com-figh…

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