OPINION: We CAN beat Wall Street in District 2

Op-Ed

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that workers are worth more. Yet throughout 2020 and 2021, we've watched corporate boards celebrate record profits with unethical stock buybacks and bloated executive bonuses -- all while the average worker's dollar became less and less valuable.

As the saying goes, "Record profits are stolen wages," and if it were up to politicians like Rep. Ann Wagner, Wall Street's greed would know no boundaries.

Going up against Wall Street is like going to the casino -- the house usually wins. In fact, if you look at the donations that corporations make to political candidates, you might assume they own the House of Representatives.

"LOOKING TO BUY HER VOTE'
In the 10 years since Ann Wagner made it to Congress, she's received millions of dollars from big banks, predatory lenders, insurance companies, and real estate firms all looking to buy her vote. Meanwhile, the costs of raising a family, buying a house, and paying for health care have all risen astronomically for the rest of us.

Simply put, if Ann Wagner is "Wall Street's Biggest Supporter," she can't be ours --even though it's our tax dollars that pay her salary. But I believe we have a chance to beat both Wagner and her Wall Street donors this November in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District.

Read the full article at The Labor Tribune

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