Will Petrik

“I know it’s scary and I know that there’s a lot of doubt, but now is the time for us to find our heroism.”

@markruffalo.bsky.social hopes to see you in the streets on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"

Most U.S. adults stressed by grocery costs: poll Just 14% said the price of groceries was not a source of stress.

New polling shows that 1 in 7 Americans report using Buy Now, Pay Later service like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay to get groceries.

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As we watch corporations capitulate to this regime of the bullies, by the bribes, for the billionaires, let’s recall that ‘we the people’ are the ones who make the world go round. We must be the ones who decide what comes next.

(next to an image of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez) “Lying to and screwing over working people so that they can steal from our health care and Social Security and veterans care to pay for tax cuts for the the wealthiest and bail outs for their crypto billionaire friends-there's a word for this: CORRUPTION."

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. 

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Let's go, Zohran Mamdani!! Feeling inspired and hopeful 🩵💚

Here are the speakers:

Tasha Booker, Action for Children
Julia Contizano, Gladden Community House
Will Petrik, RISE Together Innovation Institute
Deacon Nick Bates, Hunger Network In Ohio
Lynanne Gutierrez, Groundwork Ohio

I am honored to join an amazing line-up of speakers! Together, we will call for solutions to lower costs for childcare and provide tax relief (through a state child tax credit) to help parents deal with rising costs.

I'd love to see you there!

We deserve better.

If you agree, I hope you'll join me on Tuesday, June 17 from noon – 1:00 pm on the West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse for the Rally for Working Families.

Please save the date in your calendar and click here to RSVP: t.ly/nO2zB

But, the House Republicans removed those proposals to subsidize multi-billionaires (the Haslem family). The Ohio Senate Republicans just released their initial proposed budget yesterday. They felt like the move was to subsidize billionaires plus provide more tax cuts for their wealthy donors. SMDH

To Gov. DeWine’s credit, his proposed budget would have provided some relief for families. His initial proposal included making childcare more affordable for more families and providing some tax relief to families making less than $94,000 (the child tax credit).

Collectively, we could be investing more in our future each year to improve the quality of life for all of us in Ohio -- not just the well-off.

These resources could go directly to people who actually need a little more money to afford groceries and the housing, childcare and healthcare they need. That $13 billion could go toward improving our libraries and public schools.

These tax cuts for the rich (compounded over time) mean that there's nearly $13 billion each year that's mostly trickling to the bank accounts of rich people. The people making these decisions keep selling us a lie: that it's going to trickle down to the rest of us, too.

It's not happening.

Ohio households making less than $47,000 are getting less than $150 back and people making less than $24,000 annually are paying $80 more each year in taxes compared to what they did in 2005, according to Policy Matters Ohio.

The Republican majority in OH has been doing this (tax giveaways for the wealthy and their corporations) for the last 20 years and it hasn’t improved the quality of life in Ohio.

The outcome is the wealthiest 1% of Ohio households are taking home, on avg, over $52,000 every year in tax breaks.

Meanwhile, a staggering 39% of households in Ohio struggle to afford basic necessities each month, like groceries, rent, childcare, or going to see a doctor. What do working people get in this proposal? Crumbs...

If you see headlines with "flat tax," it's a scam. This is a tax cut for the rich.

According to Policy Matters, over $1 billion will go to people making over $140,000 each year, rather than being invested in improving the quality of life in Ohio. No one making under $100,000 will see a dime.

If you have capacity, please continue to advocate in the US Senate. Let's continue to call on leaders to prioritize budget solutions that protect people who are struggling to make ends meet -- and solutions that support the health and economic security of our neighbors.

At a time when so many people are struggling to afford groceries, housing, healthcare, and other basic necessities, this is cruel. It will raise costs for millions of families.

A beautiful bill would make sure all of us can live with dignity and stability. 3/

They want to take away resources from people who most need it will help pay for a tax cut for people with yachts.

According to ITEP the richest 1% would receive an average tax cut of $79,000 each year. Meanwhile residents making $28,600 or less would get an average tax cut of $140 annually. 2/

The House Republican majority passed the "Big Ugly Bill."

According to CBPP, the bill would take away healthcare coverage from 15 million people and take away food assistance (SNAP) from an estimated 2 million children. 1/

Good morning !

A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.

To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.

Belief in the myth of meritocracy (ie, falling into just-world bias) also undermines support for redistributive policies. Because it makes it seem like rich people deserve to be rich, and poor people deserve to be poor. And thus that sharing the wealth would just reward the "undeserving." 3/

West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.