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@0xDavecryps That's your problem, Pal. Grow a set.

The average first-time homebuyer is now 42. Forty two!!!. Imagine working, paying taxes, and doing everything “right” only to wait until your 40s to buy your first home. That’s not the American Dream. That’s policy failure. And Trump still refuses to sign a bipartisan housing bill that could help bring costs down. How much worse does it have to get before someone does something?

@jlippincott SSA & Medicare taxes =7.2% That 7.2% is now also subject to federal and state income taxes, PFMLA, etc. Net? Maybe 4.5% +/- But, give it a whirl.

Repealing the Social Security and Medicare payroll tax would be extremely popular among young people. Immediate 15%+ pay raise.

@XCzsnx Ooooh Noooo!!

Capitalism demands infinite growth on a dying planet with finite resources. The only way it survives is by making sure most people stay desperate and divided. Your poverty is not an accident..... it's fuel for their machine."

@shawna_a_vet In a few more years, when you're more capable.

Dear Boomers, Democrats and Republicans, We already tried it your way. Your way is trash. Your way screwed us and our children and grandchildren over. Step aside. Sincerely, The generations taking over.

@NerdyCalixto @DarrigoMelanie A rose by any other name ... It's a distinction without a difference.

@Still_AOK @DarrigoMelanie Grow up, redistribution isn't socialism, and socialists don't advocate for that, as opposed to ownership of capital and enterprises by all. You'd know this if you actually read the Left. Liberals do sometimes talk of redistribution as a way to end poverty, but that's not Left

Social Security, Medicare, the police, sanitation, fire departments, libraries, schools, beaches, bridges, roads, parks, sewer and transit systems are all government-operated services funded through taxes. When they condemn “socialism” what they really mean is, “your taxes should only help the super-rich.”

@Retrievals1 Did you learn all those big commie words in your college course?

Here's a little primer to get you through the socialism vs. capitalism fight neo con centrists want to have: This is where we are today. Work hard and give you money to pedo billionaires = Capitalism Work hard and expect something back for what you paid in = Socialism

@Xyleniqq Now, genius, explain how the vast amount of money influences you to vote one way or the other. Are you suggesting that the majority of voters are paid in cash for their vote? No? Then, explain how it works.

They tell poor people to ‘vote with their dollars’ while corporations buy politicians with actual millions. One side has pocket change, the other has super PACs. Then they act shocked when the system keeps favoring the rich.

@fwrenzo1 It is generally agreed that shelter is on Maslovs hierarchy, but a right? No ... We all sleep in the bed we make.

Housing used to be a place to live. Now it’s an ‘asset class’ for investors and hedge funds. They buy up entire neighborhoods, jack up rents, and call it the free market. When did shelter become a luxury investment instead of a human right?

@EdMarkey This is an election year recording !

Billionaire CEOs are padding their pockets while working people struggle to get by. We need to tax the rich and make the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share.

@LondonRiverSFW What the hell is a "Labor Protectionist?" 😂 Did you make that up all by yourself, or did you learn it in college? I would have leaned towards "Mediocrity Provider," myself

Don't let anti-immigration folks lecture you about capitalism. Labor protectionists are just as selective about capitalism as the people who cheer for subsidies and government bailouts.

@SenAlexPadilla You clowns better pass the SAVE Act because this won't be over until you do! Trump is going to keep sticking his finger in your eye at every turn. Good luck with that ,but it just tickles me to no end!!

The Supreme Court has once again gotten it wrong, breaking from the spirit of the of the law and Congress’ intent. In a massive blow to our communities, they just greenlit Trump’s plan to strip TPS from thousands of people who have fled humanitarian crises, some who have been living and working in the US for decades.    This is devastating to people who have built their lives here. I will not stop fighting for a pathway to citizenship for families across America.

@Xyleniqq Sorry, Bud, but you don't know what you're talking about.

Central banks print trillions for wars and bank bailouts with zero inflation panic, but when workers want a living wage they scream about ‘economic collapse.’ Your devalued dollar is the tax they never have to vote on.

@VladTheInflator "The Epstein class!!" Now that's funny!!

The Epstein class defines a recession when their stocks fall. The American working class has been in depression since 2008, after our tax dollars were used to bail out the Epstein Class.

@MarkWarner That keeps pace nicely with the prevailing maturity level.

The average age of a first-time homebuyer is now 40 – a decade older than it was in 2010. That’s a crisis. Yet Trump still refuses to do the bare minimum and sign the overwhelmingly bipartisan law that could help lower housing costs.

@FluentInFinance We pay for all their expenses, dumbass!!

Every U.S. Senator should make the minimum wage in their own state for one year. If they can’t live on it, neither can their constituents.

@SenPeterWelch Now that's funny! 🤣😂 We have laws against assault, battery, domestic violence, abuse, and dirty looks. When criminals start being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, expect nothing new.

The conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court continues to interpret the Second Amendment in a way that makes it close to impossible for states to pass gun violence prevention laws. This ruling makes it harder to keep people safe.

I love the underlined part at the end, "Both the economy and society should be run ..." No, the government, not society, is run democratically. Society? That's asinine! What you do is none of my business until you make it my business and vice versa. The Economy? Right, tell that to your boss, any business owner, or maybe take a vote of neighbors on the local gas prices. C'mon, you can't be this naive?

@maziehirono Damned! You're a sitting US senator and don't know that maintenance is a valid government expense, but personal health expenses are not? An actual senator?

5 million Americans can't afford health care. Yet, $14+ MILLION tax dollars are being spent on an algae-infested pool, and now our National Guard is being tasked with "securing" it. Apparently, guarding algae is a higher priority than ensuring Americans can see their doctors.

@theobjectivist Oh, why don't you just quit making sense on social media!! 😂 No one will get it...

Yes, your rent is frozen. So is the landlord's budget to fix your heat, your leaks, and your broken freezer. But don't worry, when nothing works, at least the number on your lease stays the same. You can admire it while you eat out. And the rent won't rise, true. Neither will any new buildings, because no one builds apartments he's forbidden to price. So enjoy the same aging unit for the next thirty years, paying yesterday's rent for tomorrow's ruins. Freezing a price doesn't freeze reality. It freezes the supply, halts the repairs, and ends the building, while the line of people waiting for an apartment grows longer every year. But feel the warmth of collectivism: everyone equal, shivering together in identical crumbling units, sharing the broken elevator and the dead freezer as one community. The number stays the same. That was the promise, and that is all you'll get.

@rosethaaartist "About to be?" The annual federal budget is about $7.5 Trillion. The national debt is about $38.5 Trillion. Private individuals are wealthy, the government is broke already!

America is about to be one of the most poorest countries in the world in a few years. Get ready.