US Representative,NY-14 (BX & Queens). In a modern, moral, & wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live. 
% People-Funded, no lobbyist
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War is a class conflict, too. The rich and powerful who open war escape the consequences of their decisions. It’s not their children sent into the jaws of violence. It is often the vulnerable, the poor, & working people -who had little to no say in conflict - who pay the price.https://twitter.com/cascamike/status/1213166390405976064 …
Here at home, inequality in military service means poorer areas of the country bear greater sacrifices for war. Abroad, 100s of 1000s of innocent people - dismissed as statistics - have had their lives ravaged by the consequences of our decisions. https://www.memphis.edu/law/documents/kriner-shen46.pdf …pic.twitter.com/RXq9j3iXee
#Iran
I could easily have cited the ongoing wars in #Afghanistan & #Iraq, but I just called my 17 y/o nephew to strongly advise him NOT to enlist in the military, until these wars are in the rear view mirror. I don’t want him to kill people or get killed for this.
yes, god damn—finally people are talking about this.
The Army Beat Its Recruitment Goals This Year by Targeting Students in Debthttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ne833d/the-army-beat-its-recruitment-goals-this-year-by-targeting-students-in-debt …
Just remember @AOC that Iran goes against everything you stand for.
What are those phrases capitalists love? Win in the marketplace of ideas? Speak softly and carry a big stick? If Iran hits us, hit back. If they refuse to change, cut them off from us, and by extension the first world, until their people demand change.
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