{"id":2403,"date":"2014-10-28T18:31:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T23:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2014-10-30T12:32:31","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T17:32:31","slug":"inequality-matters-and-the-parties-approach-it-from-opposite-directions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/inequality-matters-and-the-parties-approach-it-from-opposite-directions\/","title":{"rendered":"Inequality Matters, and Democrats Want to Address It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s something from &#8220;Former Acting President&#8221; Martin Sheen on behalf of the Quinn campaign. \u00a0He praises the Governor&#8217;s support of an <strong>increase in the minimum wage<\/strong> and recognizes its contribution to\u00a0the effort to lift people into the Middle Class.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the same\u00a0basic point about the importance of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/xpress\/2014\/10\/28\/7085039\/amy-poehler-maya-rudolph-sarah-silverman-inequality\">inequality<\/a> and what kinds of things we can and should be doing\u00a0about it could be made by most Democrats;\u00a0for instance, here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billfoster.com\/2014\/03\/13\/raise-wage\/\">Congressman Bill Foster on the same subject<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most D&#8217;s\u00a0regard the <a href=\"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/unions-and-the-american-middle-class\/\">strength of America&#8217;s Middle Class<\/a>\u00a0as a real and concerning issue; most R&#8217;s, when they&#8217;re not <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suntimes.com\/news\/elections\/24824178-505\/republican-rauner-cut-states-hourly-minimum-wage-by-1-to-be-competitive.html#.VFAoZPnF9p0\">actively opposing attempts to address the problem<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2014\/10\/yellen-mentions-inequality-right-scandalized.html?mid=rss\">would rather we not talk about it at all<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Steve,<\/p>\n<p>The Former Acting President requests your full attention for a very important message:<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to raise the minimum wage, and there&#8217;s only one guy in this race who will do that &#8212; Governor Quinn.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/act.myngp.com\/el\/-8909215855385704704\/758304972956043008?v=705239079565481\" target=\"_blank\">Check it out and then share it:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/act.myngp.com\/el\/-8909215855385704704\/758304972956043008?v=705239079565481\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/MmGmK6PcLwwcjsPZzZZ_3tOt8C5kDlddhuaS0v7KOgzkRRP8xrWPJ8xbzGNvGxs9PwncUtDzuChEEm0bg4UPdb-tngYYaST5Lto__xtVdtj4N3vuq2gKpqkoZvBJ=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/d1kxpthy2j2ikk.cloudfront.net\/Uploads\/2161\/images\/marty_opt1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Governor knows that raising the minimum wage is good for Illinois families and Illinois&#8217; economy &#8212; that&#8217;s why he wants to get it done this year.<\/p>\n<p>No one who works full time should live in poverty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you agree, share this video with your friends and family:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/act.myngp.com\/el\/-8909215855385704704\/758304972956043008?v=705239079565481\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.quinnforillinois.<wbr \/>com\/former-acting-president<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>Izabela<\/p>\n<p>Izabela Miltko<br \/>\nDeputy Press Secretary<br \/>\nQuinn for Illinois<\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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