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Who do have jobs are less able to fight for raises. you know, and they're less able to push, you know, there's less able to make demands on their bosses. it's much harder to organize a union, because, you know, the boss can just fire people and bring them back, you know, a century ago, it was called the reserve army, these millions of people who were unemployed. so if people can choose between different jobs and they can hold out a little bit longer then they can demand higher wages while they're looking for a job. but if they're so desperate that they can't make their month's rent, then $8 an...

Unfortunately, i can't. i think there are two things. there are two types of power. one is the checkbook, and one is the constituency base. and that's why i think one of the things we're seeing is some of those donors also decide whether they're going to support the constituency base in terms of organizing. when we talk about the fact there hasn't been as much -- there has been a lot but not the same amount we've seen in other pockets -- it's also because who writes checks for communities to organize and make those demands because there is a way to counterbalance. we have to deal with money an...