Andrew Saunders

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

In just 10 months, Travis County District Attorney José Garza won indictments against nine law enforcement officials.

Now he is in a showdown to reform the Austin police department. https://t.co/uZiaqHrbx4

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

It would lift missions of children above the poverty line. #RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13

[Michigan League for Public Policy @michleague.bsky @MichLeague]

The @CenterOnBudget shares five reasons why the Senate should move swiftly to pass #BuildBackBetter: https://t.co/4KV9KTRBmh

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

Excited to see funding for more pre-K. #RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

I wonder if canceling the student loan debt would lead to additional labor shortages, though? I'm not opposed! #RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13

[Sam Laycock @SamLaycock0389]

The pandemic is still raging. It is irresponsible that we are cutting off important supports (pauses on payments, grace periods for bills, eviction bans) as our country enters the third peak. This will only hurt our economy in the long run. #RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

The feds are asking us to pay teachers more, but pay alone wont solve the teacher shortage. We need major reforms to the profession

https://t.co/6OC4CZTzba #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

Some companies still use cost of living analysis to determine pay. Is that actually equitable? #RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13

[Moneywise @moneywisecom]

500k Doesn't Get You Nearly As Nice A House As You Would Think

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

@maddymullholand @SamLaycock0389 @ProfessorChar13 ....and 501 c 3s don't have the same incentives to provide reimbursement

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

@SamLaycock0389 @ProfessorChar13 this is close to my heart as a former teacher, and a current school talent leader. Org like https://t.co/TjDm1VjQMH (started by the @BarackObama team) are combating this #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

the cost of college will soon be unmanageable, yet our nation needs educated workers #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[LaToya Laury @toytoy1318]

This is why the argument around some version of student loan forgiveness is relevant and necessary. #RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

Its not philanthropic if others are harmed in your pursuit of space and innovation #RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13

[Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal]

THIS is why we need to pass the PRO Act.

Instead of fawning over billionaires who build their wealth on the backs of workers, let’s fight to ensure they can’t exploit those workers.
https://t.co/2IuHaKfnhJ

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

Maybe consider a person of the year who pays taxes? Not sure what to think. #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Elon Musk's @TIME debut is a good time to remind you that he illegally threatened to take away stock options if employees unionized, and has had 43 workers' rights violations filed against his company since 2010.

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

The ceiling shall be raised, again. #RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Anybody notice that the filibuster rule was just changed to allow the debt ceiling to be raised with just 51 votes? So why can't filibuster rule be changed to allow passage of voting rights by just 51 votes? Hmmm, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema?

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

Inflation can be caused by corporations

#RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The right wants to blame inflation on Biden.

Do you know what they never want to talk about?

The deeper structural driver of inflation:

The concentration of the American economy in the hands of a few corporate giants with the power to raise prices.

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

6 weeks is not enough! 6 months is starting to get there. A year would be humane. #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

We are the richest country in the history of the world, yet we are one of only six countries on planet Earth that fail to provide national paid leave for its families.

"American exceptionalism."

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

This could be helpful for the inequities paper! #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Robb Hood @BostonRobb]

How Wealth Inequality Spiraled Out of Control | @RBReich https://t.co/T5mD0je8gK

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

What do you think about abolishing the debt ceiling? #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

PSA: Most modern democracies don’t have debt ceilings.

Britain. France. Germany. Canada. Australia. They all do just fine without it.

Fighting over whether to raise the debt ceiling is a meaningless and dangerous distraction.

We should abolish it.

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

Let's be clear- both sides of the isle love the military #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The $768 billion defense bill is $30 billion more than even Trump requested for the military in his last budget.

And it’s 4x the size of the Build Back Better bill — which "moderates" claim we can't afford.

Socialism for defense contractors, harsh capitalism for the people.

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

The deficit isnt an issue when we're talking defense spending #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Where were the calls for a CBO score when the House passed a $768,000,000,000 defense budget? Concerns about the deficit? Worries about the inflationary impact?

Somehow, Congress only cares about those things when it comes to enacting policies that will actually help people.

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

Medicare has never been a priority- we're wanting to be a super power instead #RU_PBS21
@ProfessorChar13

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

By the way, if we canceled the sea-launched nuclear missile that the Navy says it has no use for, and the additional F-35 fighter that no one asked for, there’d be enough money to expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing. Just saying... https://t.co/o29LsLvP2F

[Andrew Saunders @A_Saunders_RU]

#RU_PBS21 @ProfessorChar13 Budgets reflect our values

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Just quietly pointing out that nobody ever asked “how will we pay for” the $768,000,000,000 defense budget.