1/ The modern demonization of government began with Ronald Reagan saying “The most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.’” That gave the right wing the cover it needed to reduce govt’s power to serve people.

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2/ But it was all a ploy. They were just transforming the mission of government from helping the people to helping the corporations. Whereas corporate taxes used to cover 33% of our public treasury - a time during which we had a healthy middle class! - it now covers only 11%
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3/ The propaganda has been so thick - and for so long - convincing people that government is the enemy, that millions of people have willingly put their power in the hands of thieves who steal their daily bread. It’s the gaslighting behind the policies that led us to where we are
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Yes, I contacted you earlier to say my campaign had been aligned with your thoughts. We’re very simpatico.
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Corporate Dems try to have it both ways. The Republican Party now stands for simply giving the country to corporations. Corporate Democrats want to ameliorate the pain this causes, but won’t challenge the underlying forces that make all the pain inevitable. Both have failed us.
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This is just factually bullshit. The deficit when Reagan took office was 78.9B. When he left office it was 152.6B. Feel free to look it up.
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I would like to see you and Marianne help create a modern left opposition party called United Left Front or Platform, focusing on anti-war, #M4A and #GND ONLY allowing for broad coalition of left Dems(like AOC), DSA, unions, Sunrise Movement, the Greens etc. Let's run candidates!
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Corporate democracy is flawed! Our mayor argued: “The ppl elected me (end of transaction); so, they trust me to make decisions for them.” My response “I trust you’re a good human but absolutely DO NOT trust you to represent the interests of residents & workers over business.”
It is maddening when people want a smaller government but vote for a party that spends trillions on military, prisons, and tax breaks for corporations and wealthy people.
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Not only that, but a way for the rich, via the wealth redistribution upward disguised as "shrinking the govt", to become so wealthy they operate outside the state.
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10th amendment supports my case. What supports yours?
Powers not granted are reserved. Art1sec8 is pretty limited.
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I don't believe it does, but they originally put it through as part of national defense. 1 in 3 miles of it is straight enough to land bombers for refuelling. Also for deployment of supplies, like the autobon.
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