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[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Only in America do we call working people “essential” but deny them sick leave, health care, and a living wage.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Thirteen years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.

Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Under House Republicans' newly proposed tax plan, the richest 1 percent of Americans would get a $28 billion tax cut next year alone.

Don't believe them for a second when they claim to be "fiscally responsible."

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

During the pandemic, America's billionaires increased their wealth by a staggering $4.7 trillion.

In turn, they spent a record $1 billion in the midterms last year.

Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like. We must get big money out of politics.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Why has the GOP targeted transgender people? There’s not a shred of evidence that trans people are threats to anyone. All they want is to live peacefully as their true selves.

But targeting trans people is a way to stir up the base, stoking fear and hatred. It's that simple.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Thirteen years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.

Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

This has been the GOP's plan all along:

1) Pass massive tax cuts for the rich.

2) Claim the cuts will pay for themselves, dismissing concerns about the deficit.

3) Use the massive hole they've blown in the budget to justify deep cuts to programs that millions rely on.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Researchers estimate that if the top 1% of Americans paid the full amount of taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion a year.

That’s just UNPAID taxes. Not new or higher taxes.

This is the real looting in America.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.

It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Let’s be very clear: if you support forced births but don’t support universal health care, then you’re not pro-life.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Can we please settle this debate already? There is no labor shortage. There is a living wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a child care shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

News flash: If you outlaw abortions, criminalize providing gender affirming care for trans youth, dictate what educators can teach in schools, and stop people from voting, you're not the party of "limited government."

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

As Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Stripe, Shopify, Lyft, Netflix, and Microsoft lay off workers, let it serve as a reminder that free snacks, beer kegs, and ping pong tables are not real perks.

Do you know what is? Being part of a union that will defend you.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

By 2028, Millennials & Gen Z will dominate U.S. elections. This is why the GOP is pulling out all the stops to entrench their power. They know they don't stand a chance against a multi-racial, progressive generation of young people that will make their backwards ideas irrelevant.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The CEO of PPG, a Fortune 500 paint company, was asked if he would lower prices if costs come down. His response:

“This is the new price and if you don't like it, please don't place purchase orders.”

Corporations are using inflation as cover to price gouge the people.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The notion that Republicans care about the debt is one of the biggest lies in American politics. As long as the wealthy and corporations get their tax cuts, the deficit be damned.

[Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 @jilevin]

Studying history…

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

I refuse to accept an economic system in which school teachers pay a higher tax rate than billionaire investors.