In the 1960’s, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed a War on Poverty. In the 1980’s the pillars of poverty alleviation were removed in favor of a “trickle-down economic theory” that govt policy advocating for corporate wealth would “lift all boats.”

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After 40 years the jury is in: Trickle down economics didn’t lift all boats, it left millions of people without even a life vest. No real income inequality in the 1970s; now, 1% of all Americans own more wealth than the bottom 90%. 93 million Americans in poverty or near poverty.
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We need to repeal the 2017 $2T tax cut (put back in the middle class one), stop corporate subsidies, negotiate lower drug prices w/ big pharma,stop military spending over what military says they need, tax 3% billionaire assets, 2% on over $500M. Then we have some cash on hand...
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...to 1)provide universal healthcare 2)free tuition at public colleges & universities 3)cancel all college loans 4)massive realignment of investment in the direction of children 5)reparations for slavery & justice for Native Americans 6)wage peace domestically & internationally.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Hey MW. Yang's campaign believes in UBI so much they're trying it out with campaign $. If you believe in your policies, why don't you give all profits from your next 3 books to feed the starving children, your 1.5 million net worth to healthcare & your campaign $ to reparations?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
MW: En decada de 1960, Lyndon Johnson proclamó una guerra contra la pobreza. En la década de 1980, los pilares del alivio de la pobreza fueron eliminados en favor de una "teoría económica por goteo" q la política q aboga por la riqueza corporativa "levantaría todos los barcos".
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