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mmmmmm no.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Direct subsidies to oil companies (cash out of our pockets handed directly to big oil) is actually about $41 Billion per year according to csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2… That does not include indirect subsidies, which are taxpayers being forced to pay for oil industry's business costs.
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Reparations has been paid in full and then some. Like $25 TRILLION since 1965, and we’re still paying!
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when you speak, people breath a sigh of relief. or, "this is too good to be true, how can this be, the power of love in politics?" Marianne, the American people, we are desperate for your ideas - while facing the climate crisis, gun violence...
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#Reparations2020 it's beyond time to pay for damages. USA paid the Chinese Americans and paid/continue to pay Native Americans. When will the biggest travesty, tragedy be addressed? When will the promise Lincoln gave be upheld and given? It's beyond time!
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we subconsciously feel the guilt passed on from generation to generation from failing to properly make amends...& what do we do with that guilt? project it.
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I'm a Descendant of Slaves. I live an affluent life, but my principal mindset is that I still don't feel the recognition of my ancestor's endurance. Without Reparations from my fellow Americans whom I love, I will always feel the...
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I am in agreement with @wuzgud3 $200-$500 billion is too lowball of a figure. $2-$2.5 mill per #ADOS or $10K per month over twenty years for #reparations is not too much to ask for given what we know about #MMT. I hope you consider adjusting your plan and platform.
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