Former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Ohio, still fighting to rebuild a coalition of the working class. We can reassert our power & improve our lives
Mar 23 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
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SOCIAL SECURITY
I want this to be clearly understood
Social Security is THE greatest social safety net ever to come from our Government
It came about because, like today, Corporations and the wealthy took advantage of workers with low wages, no pensions AND GREED
Yes, we need to remove the income cap on Social Security payments, but its NOT ENOUGH to fix the problems it faces
We must DEMAND that any monies "borrowed from the SS reserves BE PAID BACK WITH INTEREST
They continue to promote the lie that SS is insolvent...
Jun 16, 2022 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
The working class, our political parties and the problem we face :
A THREAD
We currently are facing attacks from the right wing regarding "replacement theory"
Its premise is that whites, males, Christians and others are being replaced in our society and in our economy...
And instead of them, jobs, privileges and rights are going to be given to women, minorities, non-Christians
The right wing likes this theory, and we need to understand why
There has been a replacement but its not the one they describe. Its the one they dont want you to know...
Jun 10, 2022 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
Thread....INFLATION
I want to discuss inflation, the problem that is in the forefront of everyones mind these days
How do we solve it, why the proposed solutions are not solutions and hurt us more, and how it was curbed in the past
Fuel prices, food prices, prices in general...
Our elected officials tell us we are suffering from inflation, but so is the rest of the world.
This is simply not true. Yes, there are some countries that have an inflation similar to ours, like Canada, but most of the world has lower inflation
Countries with lower inflation...
