The US has far and away the highest poverty rate out of 26 development nations plus we’re basically the only one without universal healthcare & either free or very inexpensive higher education. Show up at every event for every midterm election and ask each candidate why that is.
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...bc we keep re-electing the same politicians who did this.
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Yes and no. The House passed the Build Back Better plan and only two Democratic senators voted against it. That was a lot of people who voted FOR something that would have dramatically altered the lives of millions of people for the better. Every GOP legislator voted against it.
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But, in all fairness, there are devastating consequences to non-stop spending. Imagine how high inflation would be if a few more trillion would have been spent. (This doesn’t ok previous wastes of $ either) That would further effect everyday Americans.
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Replying to @Mark_Weissman
I do think we should stop the non-stop spending! - SUCH AS: $813B defense budget; 2017 $2T tax cut that gave 83 cents of every $ to the richest people and corporations; and corporate subsidies like this one: coal, oil, and natural gas received $5.9 trillion in subsidies in 2020!

May 2, 2022 · 3:21 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Unfortunately, whether what you mention is right or wrong...BBB was still way too expensive for our economy to handle right now.
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What does that even mean? What do you think would have happened?
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