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Title: Calling all Coloradans!
Post by: hillbillyatheist on March 19, 2013, 02:59:28 PM
http://signon.org/sign/a-living-wage-fo ... by=3184038 (http://signon.org/sign/a-living-wage-for-colorado.fb27?source=c.fb&r_by=3184038)


sign this petition and pass it on.

our state has its house, senate and governor controlled by democrats.

therefore we can raise our states minimum wage and not wait on washington.

nobody who works 40 hours a week should live in poverty.
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Post by: NitzWalsh on March 19, 2013, 03:33:47 PM
I have family in Colorado, I've never met them though. Otherwise I'd forward this to them.
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Post by: hillbillyatheist on March 20, 2013, 02:45:07 PM
its sad but most of my friends are either not liberals or not from colorado.
I got an email saying if I get at least 20 signatures they'l share it with a thousand people in my area.


so at this point I don't care if you're from colorado ro not. sign it and pass it on. lets at least grow it enough that moveon shares it with liberals in this area.
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Post by: NitzWalsh on March 20, 2013, 05:13:51 PM
Just did it.

$12 an hour eh? What's the current minimum there?

Here it's $10.25, which happens to be what I make an hour, sort of... I actually get paid double time Monday-Thursday and quadruple time on Friday.
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Post by: hillbillyatheist on March 20, 2013, 05:32:03 PM
its $7.78 right now.

frankly as Elizabeth Warren points out if it had kept up with productivity and we all had gotten our fair share it'd be $22 an hour today.

so asking for 12 bucks is perfectly reasonable.
Title: Re: Calling all Coloradans!
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on March 20, 2013, 07:49:03 PM
but...but...but...think of the poor, poor pathetic job creators! :shock:
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Post by: stromboli on March 20, 2013, 10:23:05 PM
Forwarded it to my daughter.
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Post by: hillbillyatheist on March 22, 2013, 12:53:57 PM
David Mills Author of the atheist Universe just signed it. He also posted it on his facebook page. thats pretty cool!
now its your turn AF. sign it!
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Post by: hillbillyatheist on March 24, 2013, 08:32:10 PM
I need 5 more signatures to reach 20, the magic number where moveon will share this with 1000 local progressives and maybe get this thing to take off. can I get 5 of you to step up?
thanks!
Title: Re: Calling all Coloradans!
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on March 24, 2013, 08:40:22 PM
I just love to see you beg and grovel..but..I'm in anyway IF my phone permits it.

Edit: Well I'll be damned.. DAMNED I SAID! It crashes my browser every steenking time even after reboot.

You may continue begging and groveling.. Good luck!
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Post by: hillbillyatheist on March 24, 2013, 09:58:40 PM
LOL  :prayer: