the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Jul 21, 2025
Even with prices up, up, up all over the place—and the tariffs now too—the tax plan in the “Big Beautiful Bill” doesn’t include more than a few scraps for the lot of us. One of those scraps: we can deduct overtime pay from our taxes.
Those of us who rely on overtime might appreciate it. And all the companies that rely on our taking overtime won’t mind it either.
But what we need are jobs that pay decent wages for straight time. Workers before us fought—real battles—for the eight-hour day. It’s a fight we’ll have to make again.