If I had a magic wand
a) I would institute healthcare for all with a public/private mix at no cost to anyone, completely financed by government with localized oversight.
b) monthly subsidy per child
c) universal pre-k
d) equalized funding for fully funded K-12
e) free tuition at community colleges, state colleges, & universities.
f) Zero-interest loans and more grants for private universities.
g) Revoke qualified immunity for abuse, violence, harm
h) National voter registration/vote-by-mail
i) National use of force standards, mandatory reporting of police violence/abuse
And I could go on and on and on with all I want.
But I am happy that we are getting what we are getting, reversing decades of disinvestment in the public sphere.
Since Nixon, we have been reducing our investment in the health and welfare of our people and communities and in our infrastructure. Since Reagan, the suggestion that government can improve out lives has been heresy.
Biden's agenda is a sea change, no matter the magnitude.
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When I was attending Macalester College, the Mac Feminists were a small part of a huge counter rally to a group of anti-choice zealots who planned a rally. I went. There were several hundred of us. There were 15 anti-choice protester. The St. Paul Pioneer Press covered the rally
The used a picture closely cropped to show only the anti-choice fanatics. The headline said Pro-Life Protests Draws Big Crowds. The said there were several hundred people there. They did not say the several hundred were counter-protesters giving the false impression of only antis
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I've never had a bad reaction before, so I will probably be fine, but...
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