99% Progressive Economic Narrative

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Building an America that Works for the 99%

Transcript of 99% Progressive Economic Narrative

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Building an America

that Works for the 99%

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1. Why isn’t the economy working?

Five Questions for the 99%

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1. Why isn’t the economy working?

2. What makes the economy work?

Five Questions for the 99%

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1. Why isn’t the economy working?

2. What makes the economy work?

3. How do we get our economy

moving forward again?

Five Questions for the 99%

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1. Why isn’t the economy working?

2. What makes the economy work?

3. How do we get our economy

moving forward again?

4. What do we have to do together

for our country?

Five Questions for the 99%

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1. Why isn’t the economy working?

2. What makes the economy work?

3. How do we get our economy moving

forward again?

4. What do we have to do together for our

country?

5. What are we asking our elected

officials?

Five Questions for the 99%

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1. Why isn’t the economy working?

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Over the last 30 years:

the rich raced ahead of

the rest of us

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400 richest have more than

150 million Americans

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Over the last 30 years:

wages cut, jobs shipped

overseas

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Over the last 30 years:

special interest money

dominated our government

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2. What makes the economy work?

The entire economy works

If the 99% are getting ahead

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Middle class jobs

power the economy

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1. Why isn’t the economy

working?

For 30 years, the 1% got richer

at the expense of the 99%.

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1. Why isn’t the economy

working?

For 30 years, the 1% got richer

at the expense of the 99%.

2. What makes the economy

work?

If the 99% are getting ahead,

the entire economy works.

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3. How do we get the economy

moving forward again?

Get people back to work

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INVEST

Opportunity and security for families

INNOVATE

Pave the way for businesses to innovate meet the future

CREATE JOBS

Common sense rules that benefit businesses and communities

The middle class doesn’t prosper by

accident

Decisions we make together

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1. Why isn’t the economy

working?

2. What makes the economy

work?

3. How do we get our

economy moving forward

again?

Make our economy work for

the 99%.

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3. What do we – the 99% – have to

do together for our country?

Restore our

democracy

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Our democracy has been robbed by

the 1%

It’s up to us to organize, make

government work for the 99%

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A platform for the 99%

End corporate control of democracy

Good jobs for all

Make Wall Street and the

rich pay fair share

Protect Social Security,

Medicare, Medicaid

Invest in families:

education opportunities

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1. Why isn’t the economy

working?

2. What makes the economy

work?

3. How do we get our economy

moving forward again?

4. What do we have to do

together for our country?

Make our democracy work

for the 99%.

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5. What are we asking our elected

officials?

Which side

are you on?

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1. Why isn’t the economy working?

2. What makes the economy work?

3. How do we get our economy

moving forward again?

4. What do we have to do together

for our country?

5. What are we asking

Congress?

Which side are you on?

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Our

Sto

ryThe economy crashed because it worked for the 1%, not the 99%.

The middle class is the engine of our economy.

The middle class prospers because of decisions we make together to invest in our families’ future and pave the way for

businesses that create good jobs.

It’s up to us to fight to make our economy and our democracy work for

the 99%

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Building an America

that Works for the 99%