Americans have been mentally trained to expect too little, to ask “Pretty please?” for things that should be considered - and are considered, in other countries of comparable wealth - to be the natural right of every citizen.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes…

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Finland has the world's best education system.
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“Our Government is not worthy of our people.” Change Is A Coming... Marianne Williamson’s 2020.
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I'd say we have been trained to give too little. I don't think receiving healthcare is a natural right, but I think providing it is a natural duty.
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Finland has a population of around 8 million!!!!!!!!!! And are a homogeneous group of people with little influx.!!!!!!!!!!! There education system is not based on property tax!!!!! California has high taxes so why the mess!!!!!
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Unless you advocate for higher state taxes and smart systems your tweet is nonsence
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So glad I stumbled across your Twitter feed. I haven’t laughed this hard since I watched the impeachment hearings.
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Too bad NYT doesn’t let me read their articles, looked interesting.
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This is stupid and anecdotal. To start this couple didn’t have to live in ultra expensive New York. They could’ve got their stability in thousands of towns and cities across America besides New York.
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It works for Finland, but it would never work here.
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Great article, much to learn from it!