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Some of you are saying you just wish poor people voted, as though it’s their fault. Please don’t blame the poor. Many factors work to undermine the votes of the poor or blame them.
Join the #PoorPeoplesCampaign to demand that politicians address the issue of poverty & also let everyone know that if we don’t treat poor & low-income people right, our entire democracy suffers.
Corporations don’t vote, but they get preferential treatment. Truth is, if not one poor person ever voted, the Constitution says we are supposed to establish justice & promote the general welfare.
Our report shows that politicians should stop ignoring the poor & instead should speak to their issues and expand the electorate. Unleashing the Power of Poor and Low-Income Americans: Chang
And our deepest religious values say, “Woe unto those who legislative evil and rob the poor of their rights.” —Isaiah 10:1
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