Over half a million homeless people in America is not a cause, it’s a symptom. A nation’s economy should to the best of our ability set everyone up to win. Yet ours does not. Those who hold the major levers of power don’t even think that would be a good idea. 1/3
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From refusing to tax the very richest to corporate subsidies to absurd military budget, our biggest problem isn’t economic but moral: a willingness to see massive human suffering as an acceptable result of our economy’s driving impulse to give more to those who already have. 2/3
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The only thing that will keep this country from an ultimate descent into societal madness is a massive change of heart.3/3
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Well, as I'm sure you know, we need to get money out of politics, which is doable, of course, except that those corrupted by money are unlikely to have a change of heart, and those corrupted, control the levers of power.
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The undue influence of money on our system comes primarily from the Citizens United SCOTUS decision. With different members of the court that would’ve been a different decision. If there had been different presidents that would’ve been different members of the court.

Aug 27, 2022 · 1:20 PM UTC

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I agree, & I've yet to see a tweet of yours that I dislike. Indeed, I'm very glad you speak out so much for love & compassion, which should certainly be guiding principles, but sadly, seldom are... Thank you for all you do!