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"For America has a federal system, and the 2018 elections set the stage for a wave of actual governance — of real efforts to solve real problems — at the state and local levels." Yes, @paulkrugman! A #WhyStatesMatter thread, courtesy of the @nytimes. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/shutdown-democrats.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage …
"Consider CA, where Dems took full control in 2011. Conservatives lambasted Jerry Brown’s increases in taxes, spending and the minimum wage, declaring that the state was committing “economic suicide.” In reality, the economy boomed..."
"Or consider NJ, where Democrats took control last year and used that control to implement a series of measures—including reimposing the requirement that individuals buy health insurance—that reversed many of the Trump administration’s efforts at health care sabotage."
"The result was a sharp drop in insurance premiums, which are now among the lowest in the nation." Well done, #NewJersey. #WhyStatesMatter https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/shutdown-democrats.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage …
"The point is that newly empowered state and local politicians do seem willing to take risks and try new things in an effort to make progress against the nation’s problems.
"And that’s a very hopeful sign for America, because their example may prove contagious." -@paulkrugman
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