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Around Labor Day 2014 there were hundreds of arrests of people around the US fighting for a $15 minimum wage, which inspired me to verse.

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15

As I was being arrested
A reporter stuck a mike in my face
I said the first few words that came to mind
If there's hope for the human race (then we need)

15 dollars an hour (3x)
15!

They say this is a democracy
But there's none of that on the job
Just a company making billions
While the rest of us get robbed

There's so much crime in the city
It fills my heart with rage
Especially the crime of the billionaires
Who would pay such a criminal wage

I took a red-eye to California
Landed at LAX
Well-paid workers looked me in the eye
Said it's really not complex

The company says the union
Just wants to get your dues
They should try making that argumen
With someone who has something to lose

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David Rovics Portland, Oregon

Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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