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Many students at the March for Our Lives rallies across the country were wearing a price tag that read $1.05. The reason? Thats how much they say each student is worth to Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. The organizers of the march say they got the number by calculating the amount the National Rifle Association donated to Rubio and dividing it by the number of students in Florida.
So, this is how much were worth to the Florida government, explained Stoneman Douglas freshman Lauren Hogg. Its our price tag. At a Feb. 21 town hall event on gun violence, Rubio unashamedly defended accepting money from the NRA. Theres money on both sides of every issue in America, Rubio said. I will always accept the help of anyone who agrees with my agenda.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Sarah Chadwick directly addressed Rubio during her speech at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. This here is a dollar and five cents, she said, holding up the price tag. When you take 3,140,167the number of students enrolled in Florida schoolsand divide by $3,303,355the amount of money Marco Rubio has received from the National Rifle Association, it comes out to a dollar and five cents. Is that all were worth to these politicians? A dollar and five cents? Was $17.85 all it cost you that day, Mr. Rubio? Well I say, one life is worth more than all the guns in America.
Rubio issued a statement Saturday in which he clearly demonstrates that he doesnt understand the movement that was born in his state. While I do not agree with all of the solutions they propose, I respect their views and recognize that many Americans support certain gun bans, Rubio said in a horrific simplification of what the March for Our Lives protesters were demanding. However, many other Americans do not support a gun ban. The patronizing tone got stronger as the statement continued: While protests are a legitimate way of making a point, in our system of government, making a change requires finding common ground with those who hold opposing views.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/march-for-our-lives-protesters-wear-usd1-05-price-tag-during-rallies-as-criticism-of-marco-rubio.html
PatrickforO
(14,516 posts)that people all over this nation need to have in front of them at all times - how much our lives are actually considered to be worth against the various donations these special interest groups give. I think I will be using this methodology to help several deserving local Democratic candidates get elected to my state legislature.
Cha
(295,903 posts)from the NRA.
Mahalo, RSF
Sancho
(9,065 posts)40+ years as an educator, and I haven't seen young people as motivated since the 60s and Vietnam.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,433 posts)...Florida's kids, their parents, grand-parents in march in support of their movement to stop gun violence, save lives.
These brave students want sensible gun protections, instead Rubio iterates nra, repub talking points-- that repealing 2nd amendment, banning guns won't work. He sure is working overtime for his dinero.
[Note:my apologies if Rubio attended march&supported his constituents, searched for pics, video-found nada]