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@mvondertann @GeoffRBennett I do and appreciate that point. Raskin raised it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@GeoffRBennett I also agree with this as a basic observation. Show don’t tell. The greats like Hemingway, Morrison, Whitman, Obama let the audience draw the conclusions instead of berating them with it. It has a deeper emotional impact. Politics in our time could use more humility and nuance. — PolitiTweet.org

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@GeoffRBennett Some of us do read journalists twitter feeds! Thanks for the insightful commentary earlier about the need to ask for a specific and detailed plan. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TakeOnWallSt: .@RoKhanna reminds us it's the PUBLIC postal service: "Our Defense Department doesn't have to make revenue, why should we… — PolitiTweet.org

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All those who judge the U.S. Postal Service based on profitability ignore an important point: The USPS is a public service — NOT a business. The military isn't required to earn a profit. Why is the post office held to a different standard? — PolitiTweet.org

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Our entire democracy is at stake. We must #SaveUSPS: ✅ Immediately remove Louis DeJoy. ✅ Fully fund the USPS. ✅ Give the new Postmaster General specific instructions to safeguard mail-in voting — subject to criminal penalty if not implemented. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is funny but true... — PolitiTweet.org

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Thank you for your civil rights leadership @vanitaguptaCR. We should get him the $1 billion this week (even the WH says they support funding) and then hold him accountable for restoring. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vanitaguptaCR: NEW: @RepRoKhanna gets DeJoy to commit to reinstating machines if Congress can get him $1 billion. “Get me the billion a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nowthisnews: Watch Rep. Ro Khanna get the Postmaster General DeJoy to agree to put machines back if he gets funding https://t.co/XLGKiN… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Democratic Party should stand for basic things including Medicare for All. We need a strong, robust party platform that includes health care as a universal human right. via @TheDamageReport https://t.co/gf1BcazD87 — PolitiTweet.org

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USPS mail sorting machines that DeJoy ordered to be removed: 📫 Florida: 59 📫 Texas: 58 📫 Ohio: 34 📫 Pennsylvania: 30 📫 Michigan: 26 📫 North Carolina: 15 📫 Virginia: 12 📫 Wisconsin: 12 📫 Georgia: 11 It's no coincidence that many of these are swing states. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa I agree states have to be competitive. People will leave a state. They will not leave America. A far bigger threat to leaving America would be social instability. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa 93 percent of American wealth is invested in the U.S.! 1.5 percent is in UK and 1.5 or so percent in the Caymen Islands. So the idea that you will have massive capital flight seems unrealistic. People will still want to invest in the next Apple or Facebook. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa Here’s why I think the facts don’t support capital flight. People will move states. They won’t leave the country just like those who threaten to leave America if Trump is re elected won’t leave. This is by far the best place still to live and invest. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa We agree! And there is room for reasonable debate within this broader framework. — PolitiTweet.org

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America's industries have been dominated by a handful of huge corporations for far too long. We must demand a new way forward. Join @ZephyrTeachout and I on Sunday as we discuss the bold policies that our nation needs to take on corporate monopolies: https://t.co/5s9AwfLNHW https://t.co/V6gLruVbHN — PolitiTweet.org

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Louis DeJoy made it clear today that he has NO PLANS for 🔹 Restoring mail boxes and sorting equipment that has been removed 🔹 Making sure that mail-in ballots are delivered on time 🔹 Providing transparency on why these changes were made He must be removed immediately. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @teddyschleifer: This is a interesting back-and-forth (if you can follow the thread!) between a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Silicon… — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa No I’m saying the Lakers pay a 2 percent tax so that there can be an investment in the potential of all Americans to live their dreams or lives of dignity. They don’t all have to be superstars or even make six figures. We’re talking a living wage. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa Reasonable — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa A 2 percent wealth tax on $50 million to fund education, training and healthcare is not socialism! It’s giving people the basics so they can compete and succeed in a 21st century economy. Even you will concede that we can debate where tax rates should be in a free market economy. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa I am a progressive capitalist and certainly do not believe in an equality of outcomes. I do believe like Amartya Sen in an investment in peoples capabilities so they have a chance to pursue their dreams. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa I also agree that tech enables decentralization which should allow for job creation in other parts of the country left behind. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa I agree with more affordable housing and more public transportation. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's how Louis DeJoy has sabotaged the post office: 📫 Banned overtime & told carriers to leave mail behind 📫 Removed high-tech sorting machines that help speed mail processing. 📫 Nearly tripled the cost for states to mail ballots RT if you agree that he should be removed. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa Less social justice and the resulting anger is surely a greater risk for entrepreneurs and VCs in the future, resulting in populist and anti immigrant backlash. Part of a wealth tax can go to strengthen public health & public education and to avoid a dystopian future. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa We do have more innovation than Europe. To keep it, we need policies that are pro competition, pro investment public science, pro new entrants, pro capital formation in new technology, and pro immigrants who fuel so many of these start ups. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa The threshold for a wealth tax is very high. Would you or any of our entrepreneur friends really be discouraged to innovate if they think they’ll have to pay 1-2% of tax if they make $50 million or 2-3% if they make a billion! — PolitiTweet.org

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@sujayjaswa Couple more points. You can allow deferral for a significant period of time so there is no reason to sell illiquid businesses prematurely for those who are successful first time entrepreneurs. — PolitiTweet.org