1/ We have got to stop apologizing for wanting public policy to be guided by humanitarian interests. We should proclaim unabashedly that whatever improves the human condition ultimately improves the economy because it increases people’s creativity and productivity.

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2/ The system’s response to that is always, “Oh silly unsophisticated one, you know nothing about economics!” They use the idea that economics is a verifiable science as a kind of magical spell to keep people from questioning assumptions that otherwise we’d know are so wrong.
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3/ For instance many of them call an economy where 1% control more wealth than the bottom 90%, tens of millions live in or near poverty & 40% of the people can’t afford a $400 unexpected expenditure a “good” economy. Good? No economy where children are hungry is a “good” economy.
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Building for centuries - eternity - it’s called evolution and we are all at varying rates but collectively able to make big leaps and carry rest with us - so grateful for those able to speak it and point the way
Well Rome wasn’t built in a day, he’s so much better than the alternative!
No one argues against food improving the human condition though. Start from the basics, you've got a long way to go before you need to worry about nuances.
Replying to @josephwrio @marwilliamson
How? We've been trying the laissez faire thing since our origin as a nation and it had been a steady march to the greatest levels of economic inequality since the days of kings and serfs.
If you're gonna come in here with No Lives Matter you better give the props where it belongs: youtube.com/watch?v=hlk7o5T5…
I have. Me. I've set the path by one night, one, of celebration. Celebration that overt racism left the country's highest office. Yeahhh
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What, wait. I was busy sinking to deaths of despair because that moment of group dancing to YMCA put a Nazi in the WH. All those years of progressive activism shot to hell. Damn you, cruel irony! Damn you twist of fate! Why, why did I have to dance? If only I'd just cheered...
Replying to @journey3_ @marwilliamson
I hope she does whatever she feels called to do and believe it's a time when many of us are able to listen to our own hearts and follow our own inner promptings.
These jokers are suppressing electoral politics, while fear and desperation overcome tens of millions every month. Somebody better hand them a history book, bc, traditionally, they’re forcing a peasant revolt.
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the reason we’re happy biden has been elected is that we no longer have someone who’s actively pushing us towards fascism in office. that doesn’t mean the fight is over, but biden being president is buying us more time.
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