Instead of talking about non-existent invasions of immigrants or unconstitutional executive orders, how about we discuss some real issues that affect every day Americans...
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Despite claims on the campaign trail,
@realDonaldTrump's administration and Republican AGs across the country are working hard to strike down protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions, making health care much more expensive.#ProtectOurCarehttps://www.texasobserver.org/we-support-pre-existing-condition-protections-say-republicans-whove-repeatedly-tried-to-eliminate-them/ …7 replies 107 retweets 124 likesShow this thread -
Have you been paying into Social Security & Medicare your entire life? Well, to pay for a $2 trillion tax cut for the wealthy, Republican leadership has stated they are coming for Social Security and Medicare funding if they retain control of Congress.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/us/politics/medicare-medicaid-social-security-republicans-elections.html …
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The Stock Market is essentially where it was before the $2 trillion handout to the wealthy and giant corporations. And, despite what the president claims, economists say the trade tariffs are only going to make matters worse.http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-midterms-not-tariffs-to-blame-for-sluggish-market …
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I've heard from farmers across Missouri. They all say the same thing: "we want trade, not aid." Unfortunately,
@realDonaldTrump and Congressional Republicans don't seem to get the message, because the president is planning billions more in tariffs.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2018/10/30/the-finance-202-trump-s-post-midterm-plan-tariffs-on-all-chinese-imports/5bd738431b326b38c0be1257/?utm_term=.f66325229ff4 …1 reply 4 retweets 5 likesShow this thread -
Oh, and the president's administration has stated that--following the mid-terms--there are no plans to give aid to our farmers in 2019.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-24/swine-fever-could-impact-china-s-trade-decisions-perdue-says?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&cmpid%253D=socialflow-twitter-politics&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=politics …
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Lastly, but most importantly, let's talk about the one major legislative accomplishment of a Republican-controlled government: the
#GOPTaxScam I'll let this chart do most of the talking.pic.twitter.com/wsbaSNLaY5
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Americans were promised these tax cuts--disproportionately benefiting the wealthy--would be "jet fuel" for the economy. Instead, we've seen the tax cut have little, if any, impact on business investment.https://www.ft.com/content/e9bccd00-db98-11e8-8f50-cbae5495d92b …
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So, where did all of that money go? Stock buybacks (which, again, disproportionately benefit the wealthy)
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What it has also done is increase the national deficit by more than $100 billion. I guess tax cuts do not, in fact, pay for themselves.
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And how are they going to pay for the tax cuts that don't pay for themselves? They're going to cut Social Security, Medicare, and other services that benefit working class Americans.pic.twitter.com/xFBKnX1LCK
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Instead of talking about a clearly unconstitutional executive order or a non-existent invasion of less than 1,000 mostly women and children, there are serious issues affecting Americans every day that deserve the attention. Let's talk about them.
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Replying to @repcleaver
The money belongs to us Cleaver!! Not the government. Geez, you don’t get it.
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