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UHC =/= government healthcare. It's single payer healthcare
M4A is terrible branding. Medicare under the current system is a subsidy for private insurance. Medicare For All is NOT that. It's proposed as a single payer system. So if your doctor says you need something, it would be covered. Period.
M4A is terrible branding. Medicare under the current system is a subsidy for private insurance. Medicare For All is NOT that. It's proposed as a single payer system. So if your doctor says you need something, it would be covered. Period.
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Immigrant-owned businesses in Columbus say fear tied to ICE activity has slashed foot traffic, leaving owners struggling to keep their doors open.
Columbus immigrant business owners say ICE fear is driving customers away
Immigrant-owned businesses in Columbus say fear tied to ICE activity has slashed foot traffic, leaving owners struggling to keep their doors open.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Immigrant-owned businesses in Columbus say fear tied to ICE activity has slashed foot traffic, leaving owners struggling to keep their doors open.
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Only 1 of the 153 was fully vaccinated.
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Only 1 of the 153 was fully vaccinated.
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And it isn't just the CEO. All the execs are grossly overpaid. There personal assistants probably could do the job twice as well at 1/10th the pay.
December 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
And it isn't just the CEO. All the execs are grossly overpaid. There personal assistants probably could do the job twice as well at 1/10th the pay.
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It's funny how anything for poor people gets called communism
Yet it's supposed to be a collective deciding things together.
And when rich people do it (corporations and stock holders), they are just "smart"
Yet it's supposed to be a collective deciding things together.
And when rich people do it (corporations and stock holders), they are just "smart"
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It's funny how anything for poor people gets called communism
Yet it's supposed to be a collective deciding things together.
And when rich people do it (corporations and stock holders), they are just "smart"
Yet it's supposed to be a collective deciding things together.
And when rich people do it (corporations and stock holders), they are just "smart"
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To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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Every bad thing they tell you about communism happens under capitalism. Every accusation is a confession.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Every bad thing they tell you about communism happens under capitalism. Every accusation is a confession.
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I get so tired of seeing the 'supply and demand' argument defending a capitalist system that blatantly manipulates the supply.
Yeah. No duh housing would be cheaper if it was more readily available. But why would the people that own 20 for AirBnB want that?
Yeah. No duh housing would be cheaper if it was more readily available. But why would the people that own 20 for AirBnB want that?
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I get so tired of seeing the 'supply and demand' argument defending a capitalist system that blatantly manipulates the supply.
Yeah. No duh housing would be cheaper if it was more readily available. But why would the people that own 20 for AirBnB want that?
Yeah. No duh housing would be cheaper if it was more readily available. But why would the people that own 20 for AirBnB want that?
"disproportionately impacts small businesses"
Too bad. Run a better business, adapt to what's actually in demand & attract customers.
You want workers? Then pay them.
Running a business is hard and expensive. Many fail, even despite paying POVERTY wages.
Too bad. Run a better business, adapt to what's actually in demand & attract customers.
You want workers? Then pay them.
Running a business is hard and expensive. Many fail, even despite paying POVERTY wages.
Also because moderate voters aren’t convinced a higher minimum wage is good since it disproportionately impacts small business owners, another example of middle class pitted against lower class for benefit of rich. Tax billionaires more, enforce tax laws and the money is there for everything.
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"disproportionately impacts small businesses"
Too bad. Run a better business, adapt to what's actually in demand & attract customers.
You want workers? Then pay them.
Running a business is hard and expensive. Many fail, even despite paying POVERTY wages.
Too bad. Run a better business, adapt to what's actually in demand & attract customers.
You want workers? Then pay them.
Running a business is hard and expensive. Many fail, even despite paying POVERTY wages.
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I am pro small business in the anti-monopoly context of wanting to limit the size and influence large businesses have on local/state economies. I am not pro small businesses in the context of ignoring how small businesses also commit labor rights violations, wage theft, under-employing, bigotry, etc
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I am pro small business in the anti-monopoly context of wanting to limit the size and influence large businesses have on local/state economies. I am not pro small businesses in the context of ignoring how small businesses also commit labor rights violations, wage theft, under-employing, bigotry, etc
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When Trump was asked about the release of the Epstein files, he called one reporter "piggy" and said another was "being insubordinate."
When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.
He's a tyrant.
When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.
He's a tyrant.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When Trump was asked about the release of the Epstein files, he called one reporter "piggy" and said another was "being insubordinate."
When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.
He's a tyrant.
When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.
He's a tyrant.
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Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
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One significant way to fix the federal deficit? Dramatically raise the minimum wage across our country. It will cause an increase in tax collections, much less people on federal assistance, and health outcomes will improve causing less reliance on federal health programs.
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
One significant way to fix the federal deficit? Dramatically raise the minimum wage across our country. It will cause an increase in tax collections, much less people on federal assistance, and health outcomes will improve causing less reliance on federal health programs.
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New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.
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Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
Ohhh so millionaires are poor now 😂
You're missing the point....Inflation is theft & the most pernicious stealth tax on regular ppl. Inflation has nothing to do w/the free market or capitalism. It is caused from Gov excess spending. The US is in reality 3rd world poor. Who cares what a CEO makes if its in monopoly money.
October 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Ohhh so millionaires are poor now 😂
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"The reason we put forward a $30 minimum wage by 2030 is because that's the minimum to afford to live in this city. It would be phased in over a longer period of time for small business owners. The absence of it is pushing people out." - @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"The reason we put forward a $30 minimum wage by 2030 is because that's the minimum to afford to live in this city. It would be phased in over a longer period of time for small business owners. The absence of it is pushing people out." - @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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I appreciate it. I don't believe it has to be an either-or. Trump ran on white "identity politics" and no one bats an eye. Kamala avoided cultural issues, and it still didn’t matter. Ignoring the unique issues that come with their diverse base (especially Black people) would be a big mistake.
November 18, 2024 at 4:37 AM
I appreciate it. I don't believe it has to be an either-or. Trump ran on white "identity politics" and no one bats an eye. Kamala avoided cultural issues, and it still didn’t matter. Ignoring the unique issues that come with their diverse base (especially Black people) would be a big mistake.
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HealthCare.gov gives Americans freedom to launch small businesses, knowing they’d have affordable health care.
Republicans want to take that freedom away.
If Republicans and Trump let average ACA premiums double, half affected will be small business owners or workers.
Republicans want to take that freedom away.
If Republicans and Trump let average ACA premiums double, half affected will be small business owners or workers.
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
HealthCare.gov gives Americans freedom to launch small businesses, knowing they’d have affordable health care.
Republicans want to take that freedom away.
If Republicans and Trump let average ACA premiums double, half affected will be small business owners or workers.
Republicans want to take that freedom away.
If Republicans and Trump let average ACA premiums double, half affected will be small business owners or workers.
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NJ mail in ballots are arriving in your mailbox. Vote against the 🍊 jackass and send it in ASAP so there can be no question of "late" ballots. For an added measure of security, hand deliver it to a drop box which are usually located in very public areas.
September 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
NJ mail in ballots are arriving in your mailbox. Vote against the 🍊 jackass and send it in ASAP so there can be no question of "late" ballots. For an added measure of security, hand deliver it to a drop box which are usually located in very public areas.
people in societies like ours complain about state-controlled economies where everything is owned by just a few. so we get the 'freedom' of multiplicities of startups that end up swallowed up by Big Money - & the result is everything is owned by just a few, & EVERYTHING COSTS US SOOO MUCH MORE...
September 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Every state needs to ban and penalize the practice of under-occupancy as a means of price hiking.
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"...San Francisco supervisors in July enacted a similar, first-in-the-nation ban on “the sale or use of algorithmic devices to set rents or manage occupancy levels” for residences." Multiple municipalities are banning occupancy level management because it's an issue.
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Landlords are using AI to raise rents — and California cities are leading the pushback
California and federal prosecutors accused pricing software maker RealPage of enriching itself at the expense of renters.
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September 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Every state needs to ban and penalize the practice of under-occupancy as a means of price hiking.
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Some second homeowners let their property out for just a few days in a year so they can claim to be a small business.
This means that people on the minimum wage in places like the Lake District and subsidising very wealthy people to pay no council tax at all.
This must end.
This means that people on the minimum wage in places like the Lake District and subsidising very wealthy people to pay no council tax at all.
This must end.
September 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Some second homeowners let their property out for just a few days in a year so they can claim to be a small business.
This means that people on the minimum wage in places like the Lake District and subsidising very wealthy people to pay no council tax at all.
This must end.
This means that people on the minimum wage in places like the Lake District and subsidising very wealthy people to pay no council tax at all.
This must end.
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While fascists scapegoat migrants, it’s the landlords and politicians hoarding wealth who are fuelling the housing crisis.
Don't blame migrants for the housing crisis, blame the millionaires
~ Dr Martin Hirst
Don't blame migrants for the housing crisis, blame the millionaires
~ Dr Martin Hirst
Don't blame migrants for the housing crisis, blame the millionaires
While fascists scapegoat migrants, it’s the landlords and politicians hoarding wealth who are fuelling the housing crisis.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
While fascists scapegoat migrants, it’s the landlords and politicians hoarding wealth who are fuelling the housing crisis.
Don't blame migrants for the housing crisis, blame the millionaires
~ Dr Martin Hirst
Don't blame migrants for the housing crisis, blame the millionaires
~ Dr Martin Hirst