Our economic structure - from a $7.25 min wage to no universal health care, tuition free college/ tech school, free child care or paid family leave; millions saddled with college loan debts & no guaranteed living wage - isn’t just unfair. It is brutal. nytimes.com/2023/07/22/busin…

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Of course what you are saying is a thing. Problem is, if you - or anyone - gets into the white house - so what. What can you possibly do to truly change these issues? What can the executive branch actually do here? Aren't these issues basically maintained by congress critters?
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The executive branch is a co-equal branch of government. From agency directors to cabinet appointments to executive orders to the bully pulpit to commander-in-chief, the president can do a lot - starting with the articulation of a more just and ethical vision for the country.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
With her student loan payments on hold for three years, Ashley Dorn, a public school music teacher, found another use for the money she saved during the moratorium. She used the extra cash to pay off $10,000 in credit card debt, a bill that had been nagging at her for a decade!
Replying to @marwilliamson
Federal Jobs Guarantee, which eliminates unemployment and sets the minimum wage at a socially inclusive wage should be in your platform Along with #MedicareForAll (without a tax to "pay for it") All of this is 100% possible because taxed don't fund spending.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Brutal indeed - but this is Capitalism, a system which is based upon the majority being in some kind of financial bondage.
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#TaxTheEndowments They profited off the scheme