Short thread for those interested. 1/
-3 yrs of declining life expectancy
-Niccotine use rising fast among kids
-Suicide rate 10-14 yo up 3x
-Disparities widening
We are losing. 2/
Using lobbyists to claim any change will kill them, they make more $ than ever &:
balance bill
cater to the Peleton crowd not those that take the bus;
Invent cures but don’t care if people can afford them 3/
-Dabble with social determinants but ignore racism & poverty
-Ignore well being of their own employees 4/
$100 billion investment in public health would cost a 1% increase in the corporate tax rate.
We should fight for it now if we care about the next decade. 5/
-A system that includes everyone
-Mental health workforce at school, in communities, in neighborhoods
-Affordable housing— without leaks & where things get fixed
-School lunches & WIC!
-Resources to manage trauma
-Invest in first year of life 6/
-voting rights
-gerrymandering
-C-U overturn
-electoral college
-tank choice voting
Without better democracy we won’t have better health care. End/