The economic system we live in is cruel and breaks people down physically, mentally, and emotionally. It literally kills.
There's no reason it has to be like this.
There's no reason it has to be like this.
I've watched my family flounder and struggle my entire life. They did the hard work, they jumped through the hoops. And it never came together.
I have very little patience for economists and experts who talk about policy without mentioning living, breathing people.
I have very little patience for economists and experts who talk about policy without mentioning living, breathing people.
Now I'm watching my generation go to school, accrue the debt, work themselves to either physical exhaustion or mental and emotional fatigue so great that many are taking their own lives.
This isn't a system for people. It's a system for the wealthy and privileged.
This isn't a system for people. It's a system for the wealthy and privileged.
Put down your technocratic studies, stop living your life based on moving a decimal around or debating bloodless policy.
Look at the face of this country that's suffering and recognize the problem for what it is: a failure on every level to create an economy for the people.
Look at the face of this country that's suffering and recognize the problem for what it is: a failure on every level to create an economy for the people.
If you're suffering and thinking of hurting yourself, call the Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
If you feel hopeless and without purpose, hang in there and let's fight together to change this corrupt system so we can move past this brutality.
If you feel hopeless and without purpose, hang in there and let's fight together to change this corrupt system so we can move past this brutality.
