Public money for rebuilding our infrastructure, creating real jobs, and expanding public services can and should come from the rich, and from the budget surplus which we produced. Federal, state, and city surpluses should not be squandered on any more U.S. military bombing adventures. The long term solution to job insecurity and unemployment is socialism. Socialism guarantees job security and full employment. Putting people before profits will go a long way in reversing the city's present priorities.
Real democracy can only happen when all are guaranteed a living wage.
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