Byron Brown and his Trump-supporting backers will have you believing affordable housing, clean food and water, and a basic social safety net is “scary” or “unthinkable.”
The lead poisoning problem he has done nothing to address in 16 years? Apparently that’s just fine.
Our sidewalks are cracked, our streets are full of potholes, and our people are being displaced. This is the result of decades of neglect and prioritization of only the wealthiest people in our community. It’s time for change.
Since Byron Brown, a corrupt, status-quo incumbent backed by real estate billionaires, Trump-supporting Republicans, and the establishment press is unable to inspire voters to feel enthusiasm, his only option is whipping up fear.
I want a Buffalo rooted in sustainability, not extraction.
I want a Buffalo rooted in community, not commodification.
I want a Buffalo rooted in democracy and cooperation, not hierarchy and domination.
This is the Buffalo we can create together.
I’m not scary, but you know what is?
📍The threat of eviction & homelessness
📍Living without health insurance
📍Lead poisoning
📍Being at the mercy of a boss who can fire you at any time for any reason
📍Facing poverty with no public safety net
What’s scary is the status-quo.
Let me be clear:
I am a staunch proponent of the New York Health Act, and I vigorously support a federal Medicare for All program.
However, I am just as clear that even the best healthcare system is only harm reduction if our society keeps making us sick in the first place.
Please, let's not get distracted. Ben Platt is not the problem with movie musicals. We cannot take our eye off the real problem, which is James Corden.