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Our second thread in a series about why #Tennessee @TNGOP leadership is resorting to authoritarianism.
Generally they only care about big business/their donors. Their policies are failing average Tennesseans.
This thread is about our poor economic outcomes.
#TNDeservesBetter
Generally they only care about big business/their donors. Their policies are failing average Tennesseans.
This thread is about our poor economic outcomes.
#TNDeservesBetter
#Tennessee is #42 of 50 states for average income.
The median US income is $67,521 - well above our $56,071. (Source next Tweet)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U…
The median US income is $67,521 - well above our $56,071. (Source next Tweet)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U…
#Tennessee adheres to the Federal minimum wage law - $7.25, which it has been since 2009.
tennessean.com/story/money/20…
tennessean.com/story/money/20…
.@TNGOP members of the General Assembly won't allow #Tennessee Democrats to vote on proposals (like this one from @SaraforTN in 2021) which would enable cities like #Nashville and #Memphis to raise our own minimum wages.
thecentersquare.com/tennessee/tenn…
thecentersquare.com/tennessee/tenn…
(#Tennessee @SenBoWatson *laughed* at @theTNHoller when asked about the bill.)
https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1378405843058765833?s=20
Meanwhile, #Nashville has seen one of the highest cost of living increases in the United States. Our housing costs in particular have skyrocketed in recent years.
wsj.com/articles/infla…
wsj.com/articles/infla…
More than HALF of #Tennessee residents make less than $15 an hour. Nearly 40% make less than $12.
"Tennessee ranks 8th among the 50 states and D.C...
36.7% of all workers earn less than $12 per hour — 5.4% more than the national average."
oxfamamerica.org/explore/countr…
"Tennessee ranks 8th among the 50 states and D.C...
36.7% of all workers earn less than $12 per hour — 5.4% more than the national average."
oxfamamerica.org/explore/countr…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 #Tennessee was top 12 of 50 states with the highest percentage of minimum wage workers in the United States.
(This is bad. #1 - Texas - has the most minimum wage workers.)
bls.gov/opub/reports/m…
(This is bad. #1 - Texas - has the most minimum wage workers.)
bls.gov/opub/reports/m…
Around 1 in 5 #Tennessee kids lives in poverty. This number is from the TN Commission on Children and Youth, which is probably why @GovBillLee is trying to disband it.
wate.com/news/tennessee…
wate.com/news/tennessee…
(More on @GovBillLee attempts to disband the #Tennessee Commission on Chidren and Youth from @TNLookout.)
tennesseelookout.com/2023/03/14/gov…
tennesseelookout.com/2023/03/14/gov…
Meanwhile #Tennessee sits on a $1.6 billion surplus which could be used to help residents.
In three years, we’ve risen from 24th to No. 1 in gross domestic product growth (largely due to the success of the #Nashville region.)
newschannel9.com/news/local/16-…
In three years, we’ve risen from 24th to No. 1 in gross domestic product growth (largely due to the success of the #Nashville region.)
newschannel9.com/news/local/16-…
But while @TNGOP backslap one another over #Tennessee's economic "successes," the money isn't being used to help average Tennesseans.
Read @ThinkTN's critically important editorial in @Tennessean for more.
tennessean.com/story/opinion/…
Read @ThinkTN's critically important editorial in @Tennessean for more.
tennessean.com/story/opinion/…
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