Thread by @sdgrumbine

For as long as I have followed politics, the term "tax and spend liberal" stood out as an effective shutdown argument against "progressive" policies.

Previously, Grover Norquist and the "NEVER raise taxes" pledge all Republicans sign to get funding and stave off primary challenges has made that mantra even more of a stonewalled nothing burger for progress

As people desperate for change, we see empirically that beyond rigged elections and paid off politicians, the people are steeped in the idea that the nation is broke, floundering in debt, incapable of doing great things and thus they do not unite to force the issue.

They settle for destitution. Just don't raise their taxes and they will overlook rotting teeth, strokes and poverty.

So when we discover that Federal Taxes serve to provide a sufficient condition to force the use of the dollar but not to "pay for stuff ", it opens a new discussion with the people... left, right, center. It changes everything.

Suddenly 10000 debates are terminated with that one truth.

Suddenly new alliances form.

Suddenly new possibilities emerge.

Without the people uniting and taking to direct action... nothing will change.

People say follow the money...

We show them federal taxes do not pay for stuff.

I hope they start to listen.

#LearnMMT