Bernie Sanders became a meme, put the meme of himself on a sweatshirt, sold out, sold tshirts and stickers, raised $1.8 mil for charity, made GETTY IMAGES donate their cut, and another company donate 50 coats.
That's the guy the political/media establishment said is out touch.
And he's still spitting mad that congress can't get its shit together to help people, so he's writing a budget reconciliation bill that doesn't need Republican votes, and in the meanwhile he's planning to win a raise for 32 million workers.
We're gonna use budget reconciliation for the 99%
a budget reconciliation proposal*
If you made it this far down the thread Sister Moumita is running for NYC Council. We have until TUESDAY to get her elected. This race could come down to single digits. It's ranked choice voting AND a big field. Ask your friends in NYC if they live in D 24
And if you, like I, have already talked to everyone you know in NYC about Moumita's race, call up your Senator and see if they've cosponsored Bernard's #RaiseTheWage Act. No bill number yet. Cosponsor list as of Tuesday attached
Just hit me there are probably 30,000+ DSA members who don't know who Max Baucus is and how much he set back universal healthcare.
Too many people spend too much shitposting Joe Leiberman and not enough people spend time shitposting Max Baucus and Kent Conrad.
Max Baucus killed the public option in Obamacare, Kent Conrad was the chair of the Senate Budget Committee who worked with billionaires and bosses to push austerity and almost cut Social Security during the Obama admin.