Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
A small number of billionaires own and control our economy. Increasingly, they own and control our government through a corrupt campaign finance system.
This is not democracy. This is oligarchy.
We must overturn Citizens United and move to public funding of elections.
@OldLiberal60 I just donated to Rise Erwin. I'm going to try to donate again for Christmas. I hope everyone in X contributes, right now 259,000 have been donated, let's try to double that 🧡 TN is hurting bad and needs all our help ❤️🩹
I live in the #HurricaneHelene devastated area of NE TN. I’m only 45 minutes from downtown Asheville and less than that in all the small towns of WNC. The MSM has forgotten us already; the politicians are gone; FEMA has not been great in especially those small towns. There are
Trump’s billionaire buddies are trying to convince you that Trumpflation is necessary for the economy. Isn’t that something? Jet-setting tycoons looking down from their perch telling us WE have to suffer while THEY get tax cuts. Might as well have said “LET THEM EAT CAKE!”
Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to unilaterally close four out of every five Social Security offices, and replace the experienced, knowledgeable Social Security workers with AI chatbots.
We must keep fighting to protect the benefits and customer service we’ve already paid for.
@themarketswork@TristanSnell How many US workers will take these jobs? I live in farm country. They TRIED hiring Americans and they’d make it a day and were gone. Harvesting tobacco, vegetables and fruits are backbreaking work. It’s hot and physically exhausting.
I read that the number 1 group of people who import Fentanyl are AMERICANS. They come through our airports from suppliers. It’s also shipped on planes and ships through our airports and ports. What’s going to be done to curtail ourselves?
🚨NEW: Senator Elizabeth Warren calls out Donald Trump for defying presidential transition laws that require FBI background checks, jeopardizing our national security.
RETWEET to thank @SenWarren for holding Donald Trump accountable!
Vivek Ramaswamay has announced that one of his top priorities as a Commissioner of the Department of Government Efficiency is to cut over $120 billion in health care for veterans.
RETWEET to let the American people know what they voted for!