So today I'm working to become a more informed voter by making sure I'm staying up on the news. Its hard to find time so I multitask, every night as I'm putting my 3 year old to bed I read to him and the last thing I read once the lights are out is articles from the New York Times. I realize he doesn't get what the stories are about but hopefully it expands the vocabulary and he doesn't seem to mind.
So one of tonight's articles stood out, it turns out that many businesses are forcing employees to take their pay in the form of "Pay Cards", cards that act like ATM cards but have a ton of charges and fees, including fees for transferring money to your regular bank account and fees for just leaving the money in there. This is happening to a lot of retail employees and fast food employees and with the fees they can end up being paid less than minimum wage.
It turns out these cards aren't regulated like credit cards or ATM cards and there are some big financial incentives for employers to use them.
So I'm going to email, the article to Senator Sanders because it seems like the kind of thing he fights against. He probably already knows about it but every time he hears that voters know about it will help motivate him and other lawmakers to address the issue.
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