US Representative,NY-14 (BX & Queens). In a modern, moral, & wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live. 
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US GDP is at an all-time high. As a nation, we are more prosperous than we ever have been. But that’s simply not the lived truth. Even now, I’m paid similar to a doctor or corporate lawyer - many who‘d think they are “rich,” but it’s nowhere near what we actually mean in policy.
When we say “tax the rich,” we mean nesting-doll yacht rich. For-profit prison rich. Betsy DeVos, student-loan-shark rich. Trick-the-country-into-war rich. Subsidizing-workforce-w-food-stamps rich. Because THAT kind of rich is simply not good for society, & it’s like 10 people.
Ultimately, living in a moral society, a good nation, means establishing some basic standards of dignity: - healthcare as a right - a living wage - public education that prepares for civil society + economy (which now shld incl college) - all people having power in the economy
And in the meantime, as we continue fighting for Medicare for All, a living wage, & more:
Unionize your workplace.
Demand a raise.
And don’t stop until you get one. 
In the late 1970s, if you made over 100k (single), 200k (married), the money above those marks fell into the top income tax bracket: 70%. Such brackets discouraged hoarding. Reagan did away with these types of anti-hoarding provisions and the middle class has paid for it.
As in the megawealthy born of Reaganism bought everything and jacked our rents to match what the new megawealthy can pay. Chicago is now losing population. We can't afford to live here. And they are shouting SHAME at us as we go.
the biggest lie ever told to Americans was that they live in a meritocracy. People now believe that the rich earned their wealth, and the poor earned their poverty.
Gates, Zuckerberg, Buffet, CEO of GM, all earned their wealth.
She literally won a primary against a corrupt dem.
Yeah that’s what all socialists say then when all the rich people run away & they run out of people’s money to spend, they come for the poor. That’s what happened in Venezuela. All the rich people left & that’s what’s happening in France. The poor are over taxed hence #YellowVest
Yikes. The largest businesses in our country pay No tax. I paid 25 % of my income to the federal government and another 25% for my health care. That’s 50%. Bezos PAID NOTHING. Time for a change. Bernie2020
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