அமெரிக்காவில் கம்யூனிசம் பேசும் இந்திய பெண் ஷாமா

அமெரிக்காவில் கம்யூனிசம் பேசும் இந்திய பெண் ஷாமா
A socialist from india fighting in America :

ஷாமா இதுதான் இவரின் இயற்பெயர் ஷாமா சாவந்த் ,அமெரிக்காவில் சியாட்டில் நகரசபை உறுப்பினராக இருக்கிறார் . தனது பிரசாரத்தின் போது ஒரு மணிநேரத்திற்கு குறைந்தபட்ச ஊதியமாக 15 டாலர் தரசெய்வேன் என சொன்ன ஷாமா அதை நிறைவேற்றி காட்டினார்.

/Working people and people of color are being driven out by the fastest rising rents of any major U.S. city. An out-of-touch political establishment spends billions on business-approved projects like the Bertha boondoggle, while rejecting rent control and taxes on corporations and the super-rich.
Since her election in 2013, Councilmember Kshama Sawant has led the opposition to this corporate-driven agenda. Kshama has been an unapologetic champion of working people, delivering on her campaign promise to make Seattle the first major city to pass a $15/hour minimum wage less than six months after she took office.//

புனேயில் நடுத்தரக் குடும்பத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ராமானுஜம்-வசுந்தரா தம்பதியின் மகளான ஷாமா, தன் 13 வயதிலேயே தந்தையை இழந்தவர். இந்தியாவில் நிலவிய வறுமையும் சாதிய கொடுமைகளும் அவரை சம உடைமை சித்தாந்தத்தின் மேல் ஆர்வம் கொள்ள வைத்தன. மும்பையில் கணிப்பொறி அறிவியலில் பட்டம் படித்த ஷாமா, அமெரிக்காவில் பணியில் இருந்த விவேக் என்ற பொறியாளரை திருமணம் செய்துகொண்டார். அமெரிக்காவுக்கு ஷாமா இடம்பெயர்ந்தது இப்படித்தான்.

அமெரிக்கா என்பது முதலாளித்துவத்தின் குகை அங்கே சென்று சிங்கத்தின் குகைக்குள் சென்று அதன் பிடரியை பிடித்து ஆட்டுகிறார் ஷாமா

http://kshamasawant.org/news/

http://saynolpg.blogspot.in/2013/11/blog-post_24.html

அமெரிக்க கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சியின் வலைதளம்

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_USA

ஷாமா பற்றி விக்கி கட்டுரை 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kshama_Sawant 

Sawant said she rejects working within the Democratic and Republican two-party system, and says socialists should campaign as a third party:

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The job of socialists is to point the way forward, and we are not shy about it. We invite people to debate with us on ideas of socialism. But we are not shy and we have been proven, resoundingly correct, that we should not be shy, because there is no excuse for being shy or reticent when you are talking about such serious issues as fighting against the enormous misery that capitalism unleashes on us, all over the world. So let's be clear about it, let's not be shy. This is not a time for modesty; this is a time for boldness and courage.[30]

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Sawant has encouraged other left-wing groups, including Greens and trade unions, to use her campaign as a model to inspire a much broader movement in 2014:

“	We need a movement to break the undemocratic power of big business and build a society that works for working people, not corporate profits - a democratic socialist society.[50]

ஷாமா பேசியது:
” எங்களது வேலை திட்டம் முன்னோக்கி செல்வது என்பது பற்றியே ,நாங்கள் அதற்காக வெட்கபடவேண்டியதில்லை , மக்களை எங்களுடன் சோசலிசம் பற்றி விவாதிக்க அழைக்கிறோம், இதற்காக வெட்கபட தேவை இல்லை “ சோசலிசம் மாதிரியான சீரியசான விசயங்களை பேசும் போது வெட்கப்பட கூச்சப்பட வேண்டிய அவசியம் என்ன இருக்கிறது, ஏனெனில் முதலாளித்துவம் எங்கள் மீது சொல்லொண துயரத்தை சுமத்தும் போது கூச்சம் தேவையற்றது. எனவே இதைபற்றி நாங்கள் மிக தெளிவாக இருக்கிறோம் நாங்கள் கூச்சப்பட தேவை இல்லை .இந்த நேரம் அங்கீகாரத்திற்கானதல்ல மாறாக தைரியமும் தன்னம்பிக்கையும் கொள்ளும் நேரமாகும்”

“எங்களுக்கு ஜனநாயகமற்ற பெரு வியாபாரத்தை உடைக்கும் இயக்கம் தேவை , உழைக்கும் மக்களுக்கான ஒரு சமூகத்தை உருவாக்க “
(மொழிபெயர்ப்பு அடியேன் பிழை இருந்தால் பொறுத்து அருளவும்) 

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குறைந்த பட்ச ஊதியம் 15 டாலர்/ மணி நேரத்து ஏன் ?

The Basic Facts

1. Why $15?

$15 an hour is the baseline for a living wage that allows hardworking Oregonians the dignity of feeding and housing their families without government help (Alliance for a Just Society, 2015). We support a living wage of no less than $15 an hour for every worker in our state, with a three-year phase-in to give small businesses time to adjust. If necessary, we’ll take the issue to the ballot. We’re determined to make sure no one who works lives in poverty.

2. Won’t raising the minimum wage hurt small businesses?

In short, no. Small businesses thrive and grow faster in states with higher minimum wages (Center for American Progress, 2006). Business failure rates are lower in the years after minimum wage increases, and higher wage increases correlate with lower failure rates than do lower wage increases (Waltman, McBride, & Camhout, 1998). When workers have more money to spend, they spend more money locally, and small businesses benefit from that.

3. Won’t people lose their jobs if we raise the minimum wage?

Ever since the first federal minimum wage was established, people have said that raising the minimum wage will lead to job losses. This is a persistent myth based in fear, not facts. According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, states that raise their minimum wages have stronger job growth than states that do not (2014), and the relationship between raising the minimum wage and unemployment is statistically insignificant (2013). The small business coalition Main Street Alliance of Oregon has endorsed a $15 minimum wage.

4. Won’t prices go up if we raise the minimum wage?

Labor costs are just one of many factors in pricing, including competitiveness and profitability. Price increases are a built-in fact of our economy because every business wants to increase profit, and as a result prices go up even when wages don’t, as has been the case for more than three decades (Wolff, 2013). Economist Robert Reich (2014) says a $15 minimum wage is unlikely to result in significantly higher prices because most affected businesses are in intense competition for customers and would sooner reduce profits than increase prices.

5. Won’t families lose their state benefits if we raise the minimum wage?

The problem of the so-called benefits cliff, where working families lose more in benefits than they gain in wages, has been grossly overstated. Data from the Oregon Legislative Revenue Office (2014) shows that unlike $11, $12 or $13, $15 an hour is enough to prevent working families from falling off the benefits cliff. In 2013, 197,000 low-wage workers received public assistance, but another 300,000 did not. For them, the benefits cliff does not exist in any way.

6. Why should we reward people for not working hard?

Many people believe that low-wage workers are lazy, but nothing could be further from the truth. Over half a million hardworking Oregonians are paid less than a living wage, and many work more than full-time hours to make ends meet (University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center, 2014). A raise to $15 an hour will lift them out of poverty. Besides, 95 percent of income gains from the economic recovery have gone to the wealthiest one percent (Economic Policy Institute, 2014). The facts show that we don’t live in a meritocracy.

7. Low-wage jobs aren’t supposed to be careers. Why not get a better job?

Hard work isn’t enough to get ahead when there’s a lack of opportunity. In Oregon, nearly half of new jobs pay less than a living wage, and there are nine job-seekers for every available living-wage job (Alliance for a Just Society, 2015). In any case, our communities need people to clean, cook, wait tables, and do other low-prestige work. All workers should have the dignity of earning enough income to provide for their families without government help.

8. How does raising the minimum wage affect people already earning more?

Raising the minimum wage creates a “ripple effect” that raises wages for everyone, not just low-wage workers (Brookings Institution, 2014). Additionally, government help for low-wage workers costs Oregon taxpayers $1.7 billion annually (University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center, 2014), and a raise to $15 will reduce the need for that help. Our communities will all benefit from lifting hundreds of thousands of Oregonians out of poverty.

9. Isn’t $15 too much for rural Oregon? Why not just raise it for the cities?

$15 an hour is the baseline for a living wage in all Oregon, not just urban areas (Alliance for a Just Society, 2015). Cities like Portland and Eugene should be allowed to have higher minimum wages to cover their cost of living, but our statewide “pre-emption” law forbids that. 15 Now Oregon firmly supports a living wage of at least $15 for all the workers in our state.

10. What about [other social, economic, or political problem]?

There are many problems in our world, and raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is not a cure-all. It will, however, lift over half a million hardworking Oregonians out of poverty and allow them the dignity of feeding and housing their families without government help. Other problems are important too, but that shouldn’t stop you from supporting $15 for Oregon.

http://www.15nowpdx.org/faqs/the-basic-facts/