America is paying the price - a terrible one - for the fact that we haven’t prioritized a world-class education or economic opportunities for all our citizens. When you think where we put our resources instead, it’s painful to realize how we brought so much of this on ourselves.
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It started a long time ago sister. With the death of FDR and Wall Street drove us to this destination.
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The major transfer of wealth into the hands of a tiny few began in 1980 with Reaganomics.

Nov 15, 2020 · 3:15 PM UTC

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Yes it’s a part of the picture I’m very familiar with. Reagan was behind closing all kinds of Mental Hospitals throughout California so his real estate buddies could develop those lands. Meanwhile prisons picked up the slack. There is a social disconnect we need to talk about.
Replying to @marwilliamson @johnvanetten10
It started with the beginning of capitalism not the 80s lol. THATS CAPITALISM. Don't like it? Stop doing capitalism
Replying to @marwilliamson @johnvanetten10
It’s ok to use real statistics that predate your love for the 80’s
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& the welfare state we see now is a product of Johnson. We need to stop looking at our problems through the lense of oversimplification, focusing on the past sins of our country, prioritizing victim mentality over empowering those who need it & stopping the ANTIFA & BLM violence