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Mass deportations could spike inflation, lower the GDP and lead to massive job losses for U.S.-born workers.
Analysis from @costadaniel of @EPIaction and @ddkallick of @ImmResearchIRI.
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Project 2025 is a bad deal for the country no matter how you slice it. A recent analysis by @EPIaction took a closer look at one of Project 2025’s goals — banning public sector unions — and found that it would cost workers nearly $80 billion. afscme.org/blog/project-2025…
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For VP Harris this policy plan is personal—she cared for her mother when she was diagnosed with cancer.
ALT A quote from Kamala Harris, "You shouldn't have to quit your job in order to do the work that is necessary to take care of your children and your parent—because it's overwhelming to try to do it all. An so my plan is to have and allow Medicare to cover the cost of home health care for our seniors."
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Trump once said that the wages of US workers are “too high.”
He praised the idea of illegally firing workers who are on strike.
He said he "hated to give overtime" to his own workers and "wouldn't pay it."
But go on about how Trump is the candidate for working people. Hello?
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Since 2017, the 15 largest corporate beneficiaries of Trump's tax cuts have spent $839 billion on stock buybacks.
These buybacks didn't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they did juice CEO pay.
Nothing trickled down to workers.
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If you make less than $360,000 per year, your taxes will actually INCREASE under Donald Trump.
Anyone making more than $360,000 will get a tax cut.
Trump's pitching more trickle-down economic nonsense, but please tell me again that he's the candidate for working people.
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We don't need to guess how a second Donald Trump presidency will affect the lives of working people. During his four years as president, Trump continually attacked workers' rights and decimated the @NLRB.
@EconomicPolicy
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NEW: Vice President Kamala Harris' tax plans would, on average, raise taxes on the richest 1% while cutting taxes for all other income groups.
Americans making between $55,100 and $94,100 would see an average tax cut of $1,980 in 2026. itep.org/a-distributional-an…
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Gov. Tim Walz said it best — expanding Medicare to cover home care is a damn good idea. Seniors deserve to age in their homes with dignity, especially in rural areas where access to care is limited. 👏
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Report calls for child labor protections as Project 2025 seeks to limit regulations theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
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"A second Trump administration would likely escalate the deregulatory push, as per plans laid out in Project 2025, according to a report released Wednesday ...
The 55-page report, Protecting Children From Dangerous Work, was prepared by Governing for Impact, the Economic Policy Institute, and Child Labor Coalition."
commondreams.org/news/child-…
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Project 2025 includes a section saying "some young adults show an interest in inherently dangerous jobs."
A new report warns that Trump wants to roll back child labor laws.
Right-wing lawmakers in 30 states have already moved to loosen child labor protections in recent years.
EPI Action retweeted
Donald Trump just insulted every American autoworker, saying that "a child could do it."
UAW autoworkers: Do you think Donald Trump could do your job?
Let us know by Thurs. 10/17 at 9 PM EST and you could be featured in a special video release: uaw.us/RespondtoTrump
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"Donald Trump is a billionaire who’s never worked a real job in his life. He doesn’t know the first thing about hard work, and he wouldn’t last a day in an auto plant. He isn’t fit to be an autoworker, and he certainly isn’t fit to be the President. Trump doesn’t understand us, he doesn’t respect us, and he certainly doesn’t represent us. Trump doesn't care about autoworkers. The only thing Donald Trump wants from autoworkers is a vote. Donald Trump is a scab!" @ShawnFainUAW
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#Project2025 is a direct attack on public sector unions, & could cost workers in the US "roughly $77 billion annually in lost wages and benefits—and the harm would not just be confined to the workers losing union coverage." More from @EconomicPolicy: epiaction.org/2024/10/09/pro…
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"Project 2025’s attacks on public-sector unions would cost workers billions per year" via @EconomicPolicy
epiaction.org/2024/10/09/pro…
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Wage thieves like Trump steal $50B from U.S. workers every year according to @EconomicPolicy.
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UAW member J.J. Jewell testified this week at a Congressional hearing on the harmful effects of Project 2025's overtime policies: "Under Project 2025, my employer could manipulate my schedule in a way that would effectively eliminate my ability to earn overtime pay or receive time and a half." Read about the #Project2025 anti-overtime agenda: epiaction.org
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My full statement on Trump's proposal to exempt overtime from taxes (TLDR: it's a sham on every level). epiaction.org/2024/09/13/tru…
