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...

Oct 15, 2019 · 5:06 AM UTC

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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
A wealth tax is the camel's nose. Once the wealth tax is established it will trickle down to affect nearly everyone. That is what happened with the 16th amendment. It was sold as a tax on the wealthy, now every American is forced to file with the IRS.
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Maybe you should run for President.
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The only way we grow the economy is when the strongest are leading. Not the weakest. This means the wealthiest. Not the poor and middle class. When will this ever happen? @RBReich
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When we put people over profits, then we find ourselves in the very favor of God. Until they figure this out, we lead the way. @profwolff
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Tax revenues have increased every year, and if you cut military spending to 0 we would still have a budget deficit. We don't have a revenue problem. We have a spending problem.
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We are 22 trillion in debt, that won't create cash on hand.
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Repealing that last inheritance tax giveaway; the one that benefited the Trump family, alone, over a billion dollars would help pay for all this restructuring and bailing out of the mess the Trumpublicans are going to leave behind.
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I think that new inheritance tax give away, the one that benefits the Trump family alone over a billion dollars, this should be repealed and used for families that really need it. People should not have multiple mansions at the same time people are hungry and hurting.
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MW Debemos revocar recorte de impuestos de 2017 (volver a colocar 2T a clase media), no subsidios corporativos, negociar baja de precio de medicamentos, detener gasto militar a lo q militares dicen q necesitan, +3% a bienes millonarios +2% a $500M. Así habrá efectivo en mano....
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