Candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
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Corporations are an important part of the American economy obviously. The people who work there are important as well. The problem is when short term profit for their stockholders is given precedence over everyone and everything - including the well-being of people who work there
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The thing about corporatism is that it isn’t even a good economic philosophy, except for a very small group of people who then win at the expense of the vast majority of people. Seeing wealth -creation as the product of human self-actualization is the key to our economic repair.
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It’s not just changes in policy but change in paradigm that will create a new & better future for America. When we stop bowing down to corporations and instead bow down before love, we will see serving people as the highest expression of collective as well as individual behavior.
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The question that will determine the outcome of the 2020 election isn’t “Who can convince people?” Rather, it’s “Who can inspire people?” Those who fail to recognize the importance of emotional resonance in making a winning political argument overlook factors it will take to win.
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The person who can override someone who is skilled at luring people into the dark is someone who is skilled at luring people into the light.
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The emotional tenor of the moment two years ago was rage. But today, it's exhaustion. The question isn't what candidate can prosecute the angriest case against Donald Trump; the question is which candidate can best paint the picture of a compelling future for the American people.
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"Who can win in the Midwest? What's the best way to go - Left, Right, or Center?" None of these are the relevant questions. Relevant is this: Who is fresh rather than stale, and who can win the votes of Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike through a message of the heart?
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From a religious perspective, loving one another is the highest commandment. From a spiritual perspective, loving one another is the wisdom of the ages. From a political perspective, loving one another is just the smartest thing to do. Plus, today it’s the only survivable option.
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Where members of a species take care of each other, surival of the species increases. Where members of a species abandon each other, survival of the species decreases. Making compassion our political organizing principle is simply the most strategic way to guarantee our survival.
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From free college tuition to removal of the college loan debt to universal health care to the expansion of Social Security to the adoption of a Universal Basic Income, we can transition from an economic to a humanitarian bottom line.
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The United States needs a season of repair. Mine is an agenda for a politics of conscience, in which we will harness the power of American decency in service to the healing of our country.
The pillars of this… instagram.com/p/B5WEKRUhec5/…
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We don’t fine people for private insurance. We transition all private insurance into a non-profit model, although some heavily regulated profit-making supplementals can remain.
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We must repudiate an obsolete economic paradigm. Wealth isn't produced by giving all our money to corporations so they'll create jobs. Wealth is produced by bolstering the creativity & productivity of every citizen through increased opportunity, so we ourselves can create wealth.
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A world class school for every child, universal healthcare, free college & removal of college loan debt, expansion of Social Security: none should be seen as pie-in-the-sky pipe dreams. They only seem "too expensive" because we're so invested in making huge corporations richer.
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I appreciate the simplicity you’re after but it comes with a cost, including limitations on treatment & treatment options. Re means testing: millionaires shouldn’t be subsidized for health care costs but others should. Something that’s affordable for everyone is not a compromise.
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That depends on which plan a person chooses. The simplicity you want - which I understand - also presents inflexibility in terms of treatment. This way, no matter what you earn you can afford it (sliding scale; govt subsidizes every option). Universal coverage exists with this.
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Hurting people has quantifiable results but so does helping people…just not as quickly. Educating children, improving healthcare, doing what we can to help people thrive - It isn’t just the loving thing to do. It’s the smart thing to do if we want a peaceful & prosperous America
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