The trade war is a distraction from the larger point. This is less about economics and more about his starving us into accepting his terms. He is intentionally tanking our economy. When we're good and screwed he'll then tell us only he can fix it and offer us a Four Year Plan. It won't work, but we'll all be so broke that we'll accept hi…
The trade war is a distraction from the larger point. This is less about economics and more about his starving us into accepting his terms. He is intentionally tanking our economy. When we're good and screwed he'll then tell us only he can fix it and offer us a Four Year Plan. It won't work, but we'll all be so broke that we'll accept his "solutions" as a matter of survival. We'll overlook a lot of bad things out of self-preservation, and even more to protect our kids. This is basic 1930s Germany playbook stuff. Trump may not know what he's doing but the puppeteers pulling his strings do. Watch for increasing tax benefits or stimulus checks to people who are newly married and starting families. It'll happen when people really start hurting.
It’s also to keep us focused on what Trump is doing so the state Republicans can pass all kinds of ridiculous things
I can’t pay attention to Trump’s nonsense, I can’t do anything about that, but what I can do is go on my state government calendar and look at the introduced house bills that are going to committee so that I can make public comment in support of or against.
It actually helps. It’s easier to stop the abusive laws before they are made than it is to fight them once they are here.
They just recently tried to do a 15 week abortion ban here, there were 10,000 public comments against it and only 800 in support so they just withdrew it I think. Some of those people showed up in person to the committee, some of them simply went online to the state website and clicked oppose. And I love every single one of those 10,000 people
Yes! Yes! So much this! It's important for us to realize that we have state governments to pay attention to. Germany was a whole ass country. We are a country of states and that can make a difference in the outcome.
Yes, this week they’re trying to mess with special ed funding, trying to allow doctors a conscience objection for denying people birth control and sterilization procedures. They’re trying to ban wind farms & dismantle the ones we already have. Absentee ballots too, they’re trying to limit them AND allow members of the public to examine the absentee voter list. So now the public has a right to know who is disabled or traveling on voting day? Ick.
But the Dems are trying to increase state minimum wage (we are still at $7.25), increase maximum unemployment amounts & fund affordable housing. It’s ABSOLUTELY worth supporting those even if people don’t have the bandwidth to oppose the bad stuff.
The trade war is a distraction from the larger point. This is less about economics and more about his starving us into accepting his terms. He is intentionally tanking our economy. When we're good and screwed he'll then tell us only he can fix it and offer us a Four Year Plan. It won't work, but we'll all be so broke that we'll accept his "solutions" as a matter of survival. We'll overlook a lot of bad things out of self-preservation, and even more to protect our kids. This is basic 1930s Germany playbook stuff. Trump may not know what he's doing but the puppeteers pulling his strings do. Watch for increasing tax benefits or stimulus checks to people who are newly married and starting families. It'll happen when people really start hurting.
It’s also to keep us focused on what Trump is doing so the state Republicans can pass all kinds of ridiculous things
I can’t pay attention to Trump’s nonsense, I can’t do anything about that, but what I can do is go on my state government calendar and look at the introduced house bills that are going to committee so that I can make public comment in support of or against.
It actually helps. It’s easier to stop the abusive laws before they are made than it is to fight them once they are here.
They just recently tried to do a 15 week abortion ban here, there were 10,000 public comments against it and only 800 in support so they just withdrew it I think. Some of those people showed up in person to the committee, some of them simply went online to the state website and clicked oppose. And I love every single one of those 10,000 people
Yes! Yes! So much this! It's important for us to realize that we have state governments to pay attention to. Germany was a whole ass country. We are a country of states and that can make a difference in the outcome.
Yes, this week they’re trying to mess with special ed funding, trying to allow doctors a conscience objection for denying people birth control and sterilization procedures. They’re trying to ban wind farms & dismantle the ones we already have. Absentee ballots too, they’re trying to limit them AND allow members of the public to examine the absentee voter list. So now the public has a right to know who is disabled or traveling on voting day? Ick.
But the Dems are trying to increase state minimum wage (we are still at $7.25), increase maximum unemployment amounts & fund affordable housing. It’s ABSOLUTELY worth supporting those even if people don’t have the bandwidth to oppose the bad stuff.
NH BTW. Repubs have a trifecta even though the general election has been going to the dems for a long time.
Good lord, all levels of Republicans are moving fast and we're just not keeping up!