$25 Living Wage & Prosperity: Beers vs Nancy Mace

 

Building a Thriving District 1: A $25 Living Wage & Prosperity for All

By Robert Beers, Candidate for U.S. Congress – South Carolina District 1

In District 1 and across America, workers are struggling with rising costs and stagnant wages. It’s time for bold solutions—a $25/hour living wage (with annual inflation adjustments)—paired with smart policies to grow profits and communities.

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💡 How Companies Can Afford $25 Without Losing Profits

1. Wages as Investments

   • Studies show companies like Costco (average wage now ~$30/hr) reduce turnover by 25% and boost productivity by 16%—increasing sales by 25% The New Yorker+9Investopedia+9CISL+9Reddit+4Harvard Business School+4TIME+4.

   • Globally, businesses earn reputational gains and retention: 75% saw better staff stability, and 87% improved brand value .

2. Reallocate Excess

   • Redirect only 5% of CEO pay or reposition even a portion of the $1.3T in buybacks toward wages.

   • Automation (like self-checkouts) can offset labor costs and allow equitable wage increases.

3. Inflation-Adjusted Living Wages

   • Using MIT’s Living Wage Calculator ensures pay aligns with real costs—if wages matched productivity gains, they'd be ~$26/hr today RedditNational Employment Law Project+5Wikipedia+5CISL+5TIME+1ICCR+1.

   • Tie wages to CPI to maintain consistent living standards.

4. Collaborate & Advocate

   • Support policies like Washington’s $25 wage indexed to inflation with tax breaks for small businesses.

   • Engage supply chains in shared responsibility through platforms like IDH.

5. Proven Outcomes

   • L’Oréal, Gravity Payments, Ben & Jerry’s all increased wages and saw profits grow.

   • Costco and QuikTrip illustrate how living wages build strong, efficient, loyal workforces Media Group OnlineICCR+3Harvard Business School+3TIME+3.

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🔧 Robert Beers's Comprehensive Plan for District 1

• 💵 Raise wages to $25/hr, with annual inflation indexing and no loopholes.

• 🛡 Expand safety nets: SNAP auto-triggers, paid leave (FAMILY Act), and Medicaid expansion.

• 🚆 Invest in infrastructure & clean jobs: broadband, energy resilience, green training.

• 🎓 Reinvent education: triple STEM funding, rural teacher incentives, career pipelines.

• 🛡 Military & Veterans: large pay raises, full pensions for combat vets and survivors, concurrent benefit rights.

• 🚒 First Responders: equal pay, training, care for paid & volunteer personnel, job protections for calls.

• 🌍 Environment: restore clean energy credits, resilience funds, and pollution clean-up programs.

• 🏛 Oversight & Reform: pass the Congressional Oversight Protection Act for transparent, accountable government.

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🌟 Why Robert Beers Is the Clear Choice

Unlike Nancy Mace’s record of corporate defense and weak worker protections, Robert Beers delivers practical, evidence-backed solutions that support working families—not wealthy elites. His agenda boosts wages, reduces poverty, strengthens communities, and ensures no one is left behind.

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✅ Next Steps: Your Role in This Movement

• Visit & engage:
  🌐 www.RobertBeers.com
  🌐 www.RobertBeersForCongress.com

• Take action:
  • Share this post to expand the conversation
  • Volunteer for canvassing or events
  • Contact your elected officials to support $25 wages and bills in Congress

Robert Beers’s 2025 Plan: $21 Wage, Full Pensions, Resilient First Responders

 

Robert Beers’s Comprehensive Platform — Built for Everyone in District 1

Robert Beers is fighting for real progress—not just for the wealthy, but for workers, families, veterans, first responders, students, and rural communities. Here's how he plans to deliver:

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💵 1. $21 Minimum Wage + Annual Cost-of-Living Raises

• Full-time work must pay a dignified wage—starting at $21/hr and automatically adjusted yearly for inflation.

• Eliminates all sub-minimum pay for tipped, disabled, and youth workers.

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🛡️ 2. Stronger Safety Net & Healthcare Affordability

• Remove burdensome SNAP and unemployment requirements; auto-trigger benefits in recessions.

• Expand paid family and sick leave (e.g. FAMILY Act).

• Cap prescription drug costs and expand Medicaid, particularly in rural areas.

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🚆 3. Infrastructure & Green Economy

• Deploy full funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: broadband, clean water, roads, transit.

• Invest in reforestation, brownfield cleanup, and resilient infrastructure.

• Ramp up clean-energy tax credits and launch federal green job programs with a just transition.

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🎓 4. Future-Ready Education

• Triple STEM funding, especially in underserved areas.

• Launch nationwide career/technical education and apprenticeship pipelines.

• Incentivize teachers to serve in rural districts.

• Protect Pell Grants and FAFSA access to ensure affordable higher education.

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🛡️ 5. Military: Respect & Security

• Advocate for a significant raise above the current 4–14% increase to close wage gaps.

• Guarantee full pensions for combat veterans and service members killed in war or terror.

• Push for full 'concurrent receipt' of military and VA disability pay.

• Support modernization of military assets: Columbia-class subs, B-21 bombers, missile defense.*

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🚒 6. First Responders: Training, Support & Rights

• Equal federal training and advanced equipment for all departments, whether paid or volunteer.

• Mandatory national certifications funded via public–private partnerships.

• Full insurance & care packages for volunteers, and protections guaranteeing they won’t be penalized by employers for missing work.

• Allow personnel living within 15 miles to respond to emergencies without loss of job or pay.

• Employers are barred from penalizing or terminating responders who leave for a call.

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🌍 7. Environmental & Climate Resilience

• Reinstate and expand clean-energy incentives in wind, solar, hydrogen, and carbon capture.

• Fund community resilience programs—floods, wildfires, extreme heat.

• Support local and rural initiatives that clean water and create green jobs.

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🏛️ 8. Oversight, Accountable Governance

• Advance the Congressional Oversight Protection Act: no federal or state funds for agencies that block oversight.

• Push for ethics reform and transparent budgeting to ensure your tax dollars are spent responsibly.

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🌐 Why It Matters for All Voters

Whether you're a small-business owner, a factory worker, a veteran, a volunteer firefighter, or a student—Robert’s proposal delivers:

• More money in your pocket through living wages and lower healthcare costs.

• Stronger communities via safer, better-prepared first responders.

• A stronger America with new infrastructure, green energy, and cutting-edge education.

• Security in service—for military heroes and volunteers protecting our towns.

• Transparent government that answers to you, not the wealthy.

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📢 Join the Movement!

Robert is already introducing bills, hosting town halls, and rallying grassroots support to champion these reforms. But he needs your help:

✅ Share this vision with friends and neighbors
✅ Contact your representative and urge support for these bills
✅ Volunteer, donate, or just spread the word

Let’s build a fairer, stronger, and brighter future—for all, not just the elite.

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🔗 Connect & Learn More

🌐 www.RobertBeers.com
🌐 www.RobertBeersForCongress.com