It will suck if the lesson the Democrats take from losing to Trump is that they should copy his "populist" playbook. (a) It's evil, and (b) they're too earnest to do it well anyway. You can't beat Trump in a race to the bottom.
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Replying to @paulg
AOC = anti billionaire, Trump = anti immigrant They can’t stand on facts so they create a common enemy to gain backers. Neither is qualified to hold office. Sadly most Americans will vote for them over a qualified candidate who unites.
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Replying to @lilibalfour @paulg
Seems like a very false equivalence. I have not seen her propose locking young billionaires in cages, or try to demonize them all as criminal, drug-dealing, gang members. She just wants to tax them at a higher rate after a certain amount of income.
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FACT: She wants to take money away from people under the belief that the government could allocate it better. Q: Give me one example of the government doing a better job than private citizens/non profits/donors? Have you ever been to a housing project? Eaten government food?
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What do any of these things have to do with people living in poverty? Private donors/non profits do a better job when it comes to food and housing.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @lilibalfour and
Seriously, do you see billionaires philanthropists subsidizing food to *38 million* low-income people in *19 million* low-income households every year in America? https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/usda-to-fund-snap-for-february-2019-but-millions-face-cuts-if-shutdown … cc
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @lilibalfour and
Are there billionaire philanthropists in America currently subsidizing housing for *5 million* people in *2.2 million* low-income households in this country right now? No.https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/policy-basics-the-housing-choice-voucher-program …
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NO. Because only the government does this kind of stuff at scale, while private philanthropy can subsidize, smaller-scale, high-risk experimentation that may be too politicized or unproven for the state to take on.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @lilibalfour and
For every meal provided by food banks, SNAP (food stamps) provides 12. https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/press-room/farm-bill-statement …
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You’re talking about quantity and I’m talking about quality. Low quality housing and food is not the answer. I see no reason orgs like Raphael House and St. Vincent de Paul can’t scale. Do you?
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