It was a radical idea in 1776 & it’s a radical idea today: that govts are instituted to secure “the right of all people to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Someone economically locked down in a survival mode from which they can’t escape is not free to pursue happiness

Mar 30, 2020 · 9:35 AM UTC

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Tens of millions of people work at jobs they hate just to get health benefits or pay off college loans, while govt continues to subsidize tiny portion of citizens in obscenely grandiose style. So it was already clear we had a problem. Coronavirus bailout just confirms the abuse.
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Older people don’t so much remember better days as we remember a time when people knew enough to guffaw at the idea that average Americans would be so routinely economically screwed as they are now. We knew things were supposed to be better & that it was govt’s job to make it so.
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We are grownups and it's the Dems that keep enriching themselves as illustrated by the last Dem pork filled bill that had nothing to do with helping the public. And in this country if we are unhappy we are free to change our lives and our elected officials.
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If you are against the quarantine then I am so glad no one voted for you. Not radical, dangerous.
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It's the greatest American myth of them all, freedom. It can be of course attained by a few even with very modest means, but the odds are right up against you. You have to eschew everything they throw in your face, thousands upon thousands of times a day.
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I absolutely agree with you, Marianne.
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Well said! 🥰❤️
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what you hearing about reaction to #TaraReade allegations, Marianne?
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It appears both national and international systems are collapsing in this pandemic. On the other side....either worldwide opression...or a New Humanity based on us helping each other.
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Finally you said something smart.. please tweet at bill deblasio for threatening to PERMANENTLY shut down churches while allowing people to play basketball
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I often wonder why I almost never see any politician fight to increase benefits for Social Security and Disability. I mean, I've seen that floated by Bernie Sanders, but not as often or as forcefully as I would like. I'm supposed to survive on $793/month and nobody seems to care
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