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still_one

(92,479 posts)
1. The link appears to require a subscription. This is why the debates are essential so we get to know
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 03:30 PM
Jul 2015

The candidates

still_one

(92,479 posts)
5. He has defined 3 major problems, affordable housing, mass transit, and clean energy, however, the
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 05:52 PM
Jul 2015

biggest issue is still jobs, and how we create them

Everything he is saying makes sense though

elleng

(131,239 posts)
6. This is his agenda particularly for CITIES.
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 06:06 PM
Jul 2015

Here he is on Wages: FIGHT FOR BETTER WAGES
Americans are working harder but earning less than they did 12 years ago, and wealth has concentrated in the hands of the very few as almost never before. We must fight for better wages for all workers, so that Americans can actually live on what they earn. That means raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, increasing the threshold for overtime pay to $1,000 a week, and restoring workers’ collective bargaining power.

LAUNCH A JOBS AGENDA FOR THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE
Clean, renewable sources of energy represent one of the biggest economic opportunities in a century. And the threat of climate change is real and immediate. We must make better choices for a more secure and independent energy future—by limiting carbon emissions, setting renewable energy targets, driving innovation, seeding new industries, and creating good local jobs.

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