I think maybe it's time to start a thread for "The World I Want To Live In."
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https://mastodon.social/@townhallcitizen/114679141296540705
I would add:
11. Fully protected voting rights
The Liberal Consensus
The government should:
Regulate business
Provide a basic social safety net
Promoting infrastructure
Protect civil rights"What do we •want• to fund?"
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The Liberal Consensus
The government should:
Regulate business
Provide a basic social safety net
Promoting infrastructure
Protect civil rights"What do we •want• to fund?"
"If all billionaires and mega corps paid the same amount of taxes that I pay -- a retired person living on a very small pension and it's about 22% to Federal taxes -- we could have universal healthcare, universal secondary and post-secondary education, accommodations and some sort of UBI for homeless people, and universal daycare and elder care."
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"If all billionaires and mega corps paid the same amount of taxes that I pay -- a retired person living on a very small pension and it's about 22% to Federal taxes -- we could have universal healthcare, universal secondary and post-secondary education, accommodations and some sort of UBI for homeless people, and universal daycare and elder care."
—@Nonya_BidnissFrom @Mikal:
• Western hemisphere-wide open borders
• Guaranteed housing, food & jobs
• Free healthcare, free education & free childcare
• Free mass transit
• Rapid phase-down of all fossil fuels; massive subsidies for renewables
• Free rooftop solar• Dismantle the electoral college
• Strict rules against monopolies & money in politics
• Reverse Citizens United
• Eliminate qualified immunity for cops.(Please forgive trimming for space)
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From @Mikal:
• Western hemisphere-wide open borders
• Guaranteed housing, food & jobs
• Free healthcare, free education & free childcare
• Free mass transit
• Rapid phase-down of all fossil fuels; massive subsidies for renewables
• Free rooftop solar• Dismantle the electoral college
• Strict rules against monopolies & money in politics
• Reverse Citizens United
• Eliminate qualified immunity for cops.(Please forgive trimming for space)
Dropping this in as a statement of principle:
From @Fragglemuppet
"@RickiTarr Right. I mean after all, people say they want fair treatment for everyone. How's that, you want everyone to be fairly miserable? That's not the way! My desire is not that no one should have the good things I enjoy, but that everyone should. What are we fighting for, anyway?"Edit: adding quotes to mark this as Fraggle's post, not mine.
https://fandom.ink/@Fragglemuppet/114793184639309169
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Dropping this in as a statement of principle:
From @Fragglemuppet
"@RickiTarr Right. I mean after all, people say they want fair treatment for everyone. How's that, you want everyone to be fairly miserable? That's not the way! My desire is not that no one should have the good things I enjoy, but that everyone should. What are we fighting for, anyway?"Edit: adding quotes to mark this as Fraggle's post, not mine.
https://fandom.ink/@Fragglemuppet/114793184639309169
#TheWorldIWantToLiveInSome guideposts & touchstones from #HeatherCoxRichardson
Everybody is created equal.
The government has a responsibility to protect that equality,
To make sure that everybody is treated equally before the law,
They have equal access to resources,
& they have a right to a say in their government.The government has a role to play in:
Regulating business,
Providing a basic social safety net,
Ppromoting infrastructure,
& protecting civil rights. >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o3tGaQpes
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Some guideposts & touchstones from #HeatherCoxRichardson
Everybody is created equal.
The government has a responsibility to protect that equality,
To make sure that everybody is treated equally before the law,
They have equal access to resources,
& they have a right to a say in their government.The government has a role to play in:
Regulating business,
Providing a basic social safety net,
Ppromoting infrastructure,
& protecting civil rights. >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o3tGaQpes
#TheWorldIWantToLiveInThe government has a role to play in:
Protecting the individual from big business,
from poverty,
& from the things that will stop an individual from being able to make the best of her or his life.The people have a right to consent to their government, & to have a say in it.
To do:
Protect the right to vote.
Get rid of gerrymandering.
Protect the right to petition your government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o3tGaQpes
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The government has a role to play in:
Protecting the individual from big business,
from poverty,
& from the things that will stop an individual from being able to make the best of her or his life.The people have a right to consent to their government, & to have a say in it.
To do:
Protect the right to vote.
Get rid of gerrymandering.
Protect the right to petition your government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5o3tGaQpes
#TheWorldIWantToLiveInBuild the new media environment:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/At1Fo6Yn-Wg
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Build the new media environment:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/At1Fo6Yn-Wg
#TheWorldIWantToLiveInAn composite of t-shirts I've seen at protests:
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An composite of t-shirts I've seen at protests:
"We will have a fleeting opportunity build something far far better than what we had."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63lASe0gvkU
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"We will have a fleeting opportunity build something far far better than what we had."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63lASe0gvkU
#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn #BuildBackBetter"Human rights are for everyone.
No, dignity is not conditional.
No, your worth is not decided by your gender, race, income, ability, identity, age, or beliefs.
No, justice should not be reserved for the privileged few.
No one is “less than.”
You are human. That alone is enough to deserve safety, respect, equality, and freedom.
Every person. Every place. Every time."
—Linux Is Best
@LinuxBoost original here:
https://mstdn.ca/@Linux/114915325196594651
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"Human rights are for everyone.
No, dignity is not conditional.
No, your worth is not decided by your gender, race, income, ability, identity, age, or beliefs.
No, justice should not be reserved for the privileged few.
No one is “less than.”
You are human. That alone is enough to deserve safety, respect, equality, and freedom.
Every person. Every place. Every time."
—Linux Is Best
@LinuxBoost original here:
https://mstdn.ca/@Linux/114915325196594651
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"Why Universal Basic Income Is the Answer to Poverty, Insecurity, and Inequality" —@scottsantens
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"Why Universal Basic Income Is the Answer to Poverty, Insecurity, and Inequality" —@scottsantens
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https://kinkycats.org/@everything/115022703009046060From @susankayequinn
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From @susankayequinn
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https://wandering.shop/deck/@susankayequinn/115050390929090010I'm glad to start seeing this discussion. I've been thinking for a while that we need a documented, point-for-point response to Project 2025. 🧵
From Parkrose Permaculture
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I'm glad to start seeing this discussion. I've been thinking for a while that we need a documented, point-for-point response to Project 2025. 🧵
From Parkrose Permaculture
Michael Jessopp, @SeaFury
"We need to tax the fuck out of virgin plastic."
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Michael Jessopp, @SeaFury
"We need to tax the fuck out of virgin plastic."
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https://aus.social/@ppossej/115081126937024785Cribbed from Rebecca Solnit's essay, Thoughts on an Uncivil War, https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/thoughts-on-an-uncivil-war/
ht/ @pluralistic
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