Posts tagged Todd Young

Voter Suppression: Now With More Technology!

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A ballot box surrounded by tangled redistricting lines, fake social media posts on screens, and a padlock labeled “Voting Rights Act”

Voter suppression’s ditched the poll tax for a scalpel—gerrymandering twists districts into serpents, digital lies flood your feed, and the Voting Rights Act’s a gutted relic since Shelby (2013). It’s not random; it targets minorities, youth, the poor. History’s remix is slicker, but the game’s the same.

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Democrats Can’t Win by Playing Republican Dress-Up

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A Democrat in a bland Republican costume awkwardly standing on stage while a massive crowd of disengaged voters looks away uninterested

Democrats can’t beat Republicans by turning into their awkward twin. It’s like showing up to a bar fight with a Nerf bat – nobody’s scared, and you’re just embarrassing yourself. The real prize is the millions of Americans who’ve ghosted the voting booth entirely, not the tiny sliver of undecided moderates.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Worker Subsidies: The Hidden Cost of Low Wages

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Workers at a fast-food counter handing out food while behind them a giant hand funnels taxpayer money into a corporate cash register

When people fight against a living wage, they’re really defending a system that lets big corporations off the hook. Take Walmart, one of the most profitable companies out there. They make billions every year, yet tons of their employees rely on government assistance like SNAP just to get by. 

That’s not an accident – it’s a business model. By paying low wages, Walmart shifts the burden onto taxpayers. We’re basically subsidizing their payroll with our tax dollars.

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