According to some data I found I joined Twitter over a year ago , but I only really started using Twitter in July, I believe. At that time I became aware of the "Occupy" movement and I wanted to follow their progress and promote their ideals. I was very discouraged by things that were happening in my workplace that discriminated against the lowest paid workers in our business. We all received letters from the employer saying that our out-of-pocket expenses for health insurance would be increasing at an average rate of $40/month because of the President's new health care law starting with the next pay period.
When I received the first check with the increased cost I found that my cost went up $1.29 for the 2 week pay period. I checked with some of the minimum wage workers and was told they indeed had increases as high as $22. We are not allowed to discuss such things openly, and no one is supposed to know what anyone else earns, but I know that those of us who earned the most in the facility all experienced the least impact from the increased cost for insurance. I perceived this as a political maneuver by the corporation to turn this most vulnerable majority of workers against the President. As a health care provider I am very much in favor of the Affordable Care Act because it brings far more people under the umbrella of affordable health care now, and will become even more inclusive over time.
I love the work I do. I hate having a corporate employer. There are government regulations that prevent me from doing this work as a self-employed person. I could no longer continue to help this employer increase profits while cutting staff and increasing everyones' workloads. So I quit my job, and I am living on my savings. I did not quit working. I am a volunteer for MoveOn.org, the OFA campaign, and multiple other progressive organizations. I am appalled at the inequality of opportunity and wages that exist in this country. I want everyone to have the opportunities that I have had and I am devoted, full-time, to making that happen.
I am exactly what I appear to be. If you have ever had occasion to doubt that please unfollow me. I will monitor that carefully and return the favor. I believe I have been the victim of successful hacking attempts at least twice since July. I don't deserve this kind of suspicion. I can't do much with a computer that you couldn't easily teach the average 10 year old. I know nothing about getting out of my computer and into anyone else's, and would never violate another person's privacy. If I have something of yours it's because I favorited an Internet page--nothing more! Please, if you want to talk, let's talk!
I can't begin to tell you what this meant to me. You really put your money where your mouth is. I shed a little tear reading this. You're passionate and have compassion; the true qualities that matter. Thank you for your honesty and integrity.
ReplyDeleteYour twitter friend @LesHugTX