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Even though Democrats are unlikely to get any major policy reforms past Trump and the Senate, they should introduce major bills - as a way of inspiring voters and raising expectations, and also to help plan for if and when they do get unified control.

bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Priority #1: A better universal health insurance plan.
Priority #2: Comprehensive immigration reform.
Priority #3: Minimum wage increase.
Priority #4: Climate policy.
And priority #5: Housing policy.
These things aren't going to become law as long as Trump is in power and Republicans rule the Senate. But it's good to draw up the bills, force Republicans to vote against them, and get people excited about them.

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One thing I think would help reduce elite Millennial burnout/disappointment/rage is for people to stop thinking that their job should save the world.

"Save the world" and "make the world a better place" are probably just things employers tell you to get you to work for cheap.
Maybe your job will give you meaning and purpose and a sense of doing good for the world.

Or maybe it'll just make you some money so you can raise some kids, have some pet rabbits, and be active in your local community.

There's more than one way to get meaning in life.
Also, people glorify saving the world when it probably just gives you PTSD.

We like watching Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and whatever, but we wouldn't want to actually fight Darth Vader or slog through Mordor. That would cause major burnout!
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1/Since Trump's demand for his Wall is in the headlines, I thought it would be a good time for a thread about a history book I just read:

"Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in America", by Daniel Tichenor (2002)

amazon.com/Dividing-Lines…
2/The book starts out with a chapter or two of dense, unnecessary political science jargon, saying that - essentially - U.S. immigration policy tends to move very slowly, because powerful politicians and officials resist the tide of public opinion.
3/But most of the book is an extremely readable, eye-opening history of U.S. immigration policy, from the founding through the 1990s.

It shows how the immigration debates we're now having have been with us, in some form or another, for a very long time.
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Thread about why very high tax rates on very rich people don't raise much revenue (or reduce inequality much, even within the top tier).

Our system has a million loopholes. Closing them is more important than raising top rates.
That's not to say there's a trade-off between raising the top rate and closing loopholes! They are complements, not substitutes.

But if you just raise the top rate without closing loopholes, you'll likely be disappointed.
The fact is, raising effective taxes on the very rich will require a comprehensive sustained push on a large number of policy fronts. There is not going to be one silver bullet.
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Impeachment is only to create the illusion Trump is unstable, & show this Administration as being in “chaos,” & thereby create doubt in the minds of voters
2/ that Trump is an “incapable” as a President. It steers everyone from his accomplishments and the history-making events, and creates indecision in voters who might be inclined to vote Trump. The Democrats are desperate. If Trump succeeds in getting his Wall, there
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[1/2] Slave-owners want to use walls to CONTAIN their "property" (their slaves)... and not to protect their slaves from dangerous elements (hence keeping them close and at the mercy of their owners)

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Trump and Mussolini: 11 Key Lessons from Historical Fascism

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Fascism is a religion. The 20th century will be known in history as the century of fascism.
〰️ Benito Mussolini

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I’d like to draw some comparisons and contrasts between our present situation and that of #fascist Italy between 1922 and 1945. I choose fascist #Italy rather than #Nazi #Germany because it has always seemed to me a better comparison.
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