Thread by @namelessism

Today I get to celebrate starting my own business, 13 years ago today. President Bush had run our economy into the ground for everyday Joes, @_Jacquelyn2020’s and Janes like my family. We elected @POTUS44 and the most successful years of my life came from it—from the bottom UP

My salary stayed flat for all 8 years under Dubya. And with babies as a young father, I came to work to find every employee standing outside locked out with the lights off. Our last two paychecks bounced. It was just in time for Christmas and my son was due any day.

@BarackObama and @JoeBiden gave me the most successful years of my life. We went from a tiny 2BD in the hood, to a house with East & West backyards, outdoor ceilings fans, more room than a library and a savings account—and when I was hit with raising them alone and lost it all..

I had just enough to protect them in court, get us into a smaller home and keep them on the right track. They made an economy where I earned enough money to overcome even the toughest circumstances, with an economy from the bottom UP.

And when I met my wife—my First Lady—it was because of President Obama’s economy that we were able to get into another good home and take the kids to Disneyland, pay bills and recover. Yes, we rent our home. Yes, since Trump, and now COVID we’ve struggled once again...

I know what it is to make that commute and raise children alone as a Dad. I know what it is to see a bottom-Up economy save families like mine from the brink and lift us up. It’s not just my family I’m fighting for in electing #BidenHarris2020 - it’s every family like us.

The fact is when a high school drop out that grew up poor, with a little bit of public college can earn enough to support a family of 5 (and 2 dogs), the rich thrive anyway—because we pay our bills and can afford their products. It’s our taxes that need the breaks. Not the rich..

When you vote—ask yourself not just if your own family is doing better 4 years later: Ask if the rest of us are. Trump’s economy took my tax credits, and thanks to his mismanagement my business stopped. How many of us can survive more? #BidenHarris #VoteHimOut2020 #VoteBiden

Listen to everyday Americans. We’re telling you we can’t survive another four years. What 12 years of Trickle Down did in the 80’s, Trump has done in just 4. Everyday people like @_Jacquelyn2020 and I have a voice. And millions like us need #BidenHarris

Jacquelyn’s moment may have been destiny—a by-chance moment that changed her life—but whether you fought to be heard or an act of God showed you can make a difference...this election is about YOU. Your future. Your wages. Your families. Vote for The People #wtpBiden #BidenHarris