99% Progressive Economic Narrative
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Transcript of 99% Progressive Economic Narrative
Building an America
that Works for the 99%
1. Why isn’t the economy working?
Five Questions for the 99%
1. Why isn’t the economy working?
2. What makes the economy work?
Five Questions for the 99%
1. Why isn’t the economy working?
2. What makes the economy work?
3. How do we get our economy
moving forward again?
Five Questions for the 99%
1. Why isn’t the economy working?
2. What makes the economy work?
3. How do we get our economy
moving forward again?
4. What do we have to do together
for our country?
Five Questions for the 99%
1. Why isn’t the economy working?
2. What makes the economy work?
3. How do we get our economy moving
forward again?
4. What do we have to do together for our
country?
5. What are we asking our elected
officials?
Five Questions for the 99%
1. Why isn’t the economy working?
Over the last 30 years:
the rich raced ahead of
the rest of us
400 richest have more than
150 million Americans
Over the last 30 years:
wages cut, jobs shipped
overseas
Over the last 30 years:
special interest money
dominated our government
2. What makes the economy work?
The entire economy works
If the 99% are getting ahead
Middle class jobs
power the economy
1. Why isn’t the economy
working?
For 30 years, the 1% got richer
at the expense of the 99%.
1. Why isn’t the economy
working?
For 30 years, the 1% got richer
at the expense of the 99%.
2. What makes the economy
work?
If the 99% are getting ahead,
the entire economy works.
3. How do we get the economy
moving forward again?
Get people back to work
INVEST
Opportunity and security for families
INNOVATE
Pave the way for businesses to innovate meet the future
CREATE JOBS
Common sense rules that benefit businesses and communities
The middle class doesn’t prosper by
accident
Decisions we make together
1. Why isn’t the economy
working?
2. What makes the economy
work?
3. How do we get our
economy moving forward
again?
Make our economy work for
the 99%.
3. What do we – the 99% – have to
do together for our country?
Restore our
democracy
Our democracy has been robbed by
the 1%
It’s up to us to organize, make
government work for the 99%
A platform for the 99%
End corporate control of democracy
Good jobs for all
Make Wall Street and the
rich pay fair share
Protect Social Security,
Medicare, Medicaid
Invest in families:
education opportunities
1. Why isn’t the economy
working?
2. What makes the economy
work?
3. How do we get our economy
moving forward again?
4. What do we have to do
together for our country?
Make our democracy work
for the 99%.
5. What are we asking our elected
officials?
Which side
are you on?
1. Why isn’t the economy working?
2. What makes the economy work?
3. How do we get our economy
moving forward again?
4. What do we have to do together
for our country?
5. What are we asking
Congress?
Which side are you on?
Our
Sto
ryThe economy crashed because it worked for the 1%, not the 99%.
The middle class is the engine of our economy.
The middle class prospers because of decisions we make together to invest in our families’ future and pave the way for
businesses that create good jobs.
It’s up to us to fight to make our economy and our democracy work for
the 99%
Building an America
that Works for the 99%