Candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
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Think of what this country could be like in 20 years if we used even half the money we’ve spent on the so-called “war on terror” ($6T) and applied it to making every public school in America a world-class palace of culture, learning and the arts.
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I don’t disagree with your first paragraph, but I don’t believe our current defense budget reflects that. We could decrease it by possibly even a third and retain that posture.
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We all have House races next year; some a Senatorial race. Show up at every town meeting & ask: If elected, will you vote to reduce the defense budget? If they say we need it high for “nat’l security reasons”, say neither Iraq nor Afghanistan wars increased our national security!
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"I am running because I represent a generation that knows what it's like to have graduated from college during the middle of a financial crisis, high unemployment rates and rising student loan debt." Let's support @Thompson4TX18! thompson4tx18.com
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The Patriot Act, invading Iraq, staying in Afghanistan a long time, using the War on Terror as a cash cow for defense contractors, the AUMF, the increasing defense budget, and every politician who pushes those things.
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There should also be a #wealthtax of 2% on assets over $500M and an additional 1% on assets over $1B.
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SINCE we left Afghanistan, we have added another $24 billion amendment to the military budget. google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com…
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On the 20th anniversary of 9/11 it’s important to recognize the establishment’s spectacular failure in responding to it effectively. The only thing worse is if we let this moment go by without noting that. Waging war should now be replaced by waging peace. google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com…
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The Indian independence movement and the American civil rights movement. The two most powerful political movements of the 20th century. Both non-violent.
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