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Citations. eric. eric: i m glad she is okay. arthel: yes. eric: the move to let non-to push to let them stop it. voting in municipal elections. their new moves to stop them. a state referenda is being proposed to block noncitizens from casting ballots. it is from kevin burns who was also running for county executive of putnam county just north of new york city. one of the hallmark benefits of being an american citizen is the right to vote. do not diminish that voting power of american citizens by expanding it to noncitizens. if you want to vote in this country and especially in new york, you should become an american citizen. an overwhelming number of people agree with him. say noncitizens should not be ....
In state referenda, it passes. people do understand it, and it s young people as well. the republican party is staring into the mah of demographic armageddon, and they are doing things over and over and over again to turn off young voters and minority voters and women. this is just one more instance where it s hard for them to explain how this is not just another sock to corporations. there s no way to explain the opposition. they say, well, people won t hire if they have to pay the minimum wage. that is the answer. they also believe in market forces. if you need more employees, you re going to hire them. just on that sort of the economic piece of this, right, the argument is, oh, they re not going to hire as many workers. you know, the white house is going into costco. i will read a quote from costco vp. he says at costco we know good wages are good businesses. we keep our overhead low while still paying a starting wablg of $11 an hour. our employees are a big reason why our sails s ....