March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963
Category: Economy (Page 3 of 13)
We need leadership in this country which will improve the lives of working families, the children, the elderly, the sick and the poor. We need leadership which brings our people together and makes us stronger – not leadership which insults Latinos, Muslims, women, African-Americans and veterans – and divides us up.
By these measures, any objective observer will conclude that – based on her ideas and her leadership – Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States. The choice is not even close.
In 2016, Democrats meet in Philadelphia with the same basic belief that animated the Continental Congress when they gathered here 240 years ago: Out of many, we are one.
Under President Obama’s leadership, and thanks to the hard work and determination of the American people, we have come a long way from the Great Recession and the Republican policies that triggered it. American businesses have now added 14.8 million jobs since private sector job growth turned positive in early 2010. Twenty million people have gained health insurance coverage. The American auto industry just had its best year ever. And we are getting more of our energy from the sun and wind, and importing less oil from overseas.
But too many Americans have been left out and left behind. They are working longer hours with less security. Wages have barely budged and the racial wealth gap remains wide, while the cost of everything from childcare to a college education has continued to rise. And for too many families, the dream of homeownership is out of reach. As working people struggle, the top one percent accrues more wealth and more power. Republicans in Congress have chosen gridlock and dysfunction over trying to find solutions to the real challenges we face. It’s no wonder that so many feel like the system is rigged against them.
Democrats believe that cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls.
It’s a simple but powerful idea: we are stronger together.
CHARLOTTESVILLE (June 14, 2016) — The United States Court of Appeals today ruled that high-speed internet service can be defined as a utility. This decision signals a shift in understanding that internet is no longer a luxury but must be accessible to all Americans.
Dittmar has been working doggedly to expand affordable and reliable internet access throughout Virginia’s 5th District. Once elected, Dittmar plans to secure federal grants and foster public-private investment partnerships to increase internet infrastructure development in the 5th.
“Today’s impressive legal finding will ensure that every citizen has access to the necessary tools they need to get a quality education and a good job,” Dittmar said. “The next step will be to create the basic infrastructure required to make this ruling a reality. I look forward to doing just that for all the citizens of the 5th District. We all agree that everyone deserves the same access to the essentials such as water and electricity. Today, our country has officially acknowledged that access to the internet is no longer a luxury.”
For months, the Dittmar campaign has traveled to each of the 23 localities in the district learning about the needs of the citizens of the 5th District. Astonishingly large portions of the district do not have access to reliable, affordable internet, and residents are eager to have the same opportunities as their fellow citizens. In our modern world, job searches, online workforce training and certifications, business expansion, tax preparation, our children’s homework, and so much more require access to the internet. Today’s ruling brings us one step closer to making sure that every person in our country has this necessary tool for job creation and growth.
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Today, a staggering one in three Americans—more than 105 million people—live in poverty or are teetering on the economic brink with incomes of less than twice the poverty line. New analysis by the Center for American Progress finds that if not for the dramatic rise in economic insecurity since 2000, nearly 13 million fewer Americans would be living on the edge today.
Policies based on failed theories such as trickle-down economics have played a central role in the nation’s unsustainable levels of income inequality and have contributed to widespread instability. It is long past time to put these policies, which favor the wealthy few at the expense of working families, in the rearview mirror where they belong. It is not the wealth of the rich but rather a stable and secure middle class that is the key to economic growth. A robust middle class provides the consumer base and economic demand that drive investment and productivity. What’s more, the middle class is strongly linked to economic mobility: Analyses from the Center for American Progress show that areas of the United States with larger middle classes have greater levels of economic mobility among working families.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/314715498/A-Progressive-Agenda-to-Cut-Poverty-and-Expand-Opportunity?secret_password=u11S1fIzP4hTvFwz7b77
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