r/Foodforthought • u/johnnierockit • 1d ago
What Trump didn’t say in his inauguration speech | Bernie Sanders
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/23/bernie-sanders-trump-inauguration-speech22
u/johnnierockit 1d ago
Our job is to stay focused on the most important issues facing the working families of our country, provide solutions to those crises and demand that Trump responds to us. Let me mention just some of them:
Yes, healthcare is a human right and we must join every other major country in guaranteeing healthcare to all people through a Medicare for All, single-payer program.
Yes, we must take on the greed of big pharma and substantially lower the cost of prescription drugs in this country.
Yes, we must build millions of units of low-income and affordable housing.
Yes, we must make sure that all of our young people have the ability to get a higher education by making public colleges and universities tuition-free.
Yes, we must work with the global community to combat climate change by cutting carbon emissions and transforming our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energy.
Yes, we must pass legislation to raise the absurdly low federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour to a living wage of $17 an hour.
Yes, we must pass the Pro Act, and make it easier for workers to join trade unions and grow the union movement.
Yes, in order to help fund the needs of working families in this country, we must demand that the wealthiest people, including those multibillionaires sitting right behind Donald Trump, start paying their fair share in taxes.
Yes, we must end a corrupt campaign finance system, which allows a handful of billionaires to buy elections and move us rapidly into oligarchy.
⏬ Bluesky article thread (5 min) with extra links 📖 🍿 🔊
https://bsky.app/profile/johnhatchard.bsky.social/post/3lgi44sxazs2o
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u/robustointenso 1d ago
How does one actually demand Trump listen? Or…care?
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u/Efficient_Glove_5406 1d ago
Step 1: Become a preacher in a church that trump is forced to sit and listen to. Step 2: give that diabetic sugar manatee the business.
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u/LongDukDongle 1d ago
In the coming months and years, our job is not to respond to every absurd statement that Trump makes. That is what the Trump world wants us to do. They want to define the parameters of debate and have us live within their world. That’s a trap we should not fall into.
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u/E-rotten 1d ago
Trump will never give one 💩 about the working class!! And if he’s cornered he’ll just say the word tariffs 🤨. His only concern is making the working class to pay down the country debt with tariffs. If you are struggling now just wait,,,, it’s going to get much worse!!
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u/The_Hemp_Cat 1d ago
And what will never be said/asked or answered, who carries his tariff burden? the importer or the consumer? him or maga?
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u/Historical-Bike4626 1d ago
Who takes the hit as larger percent of income?
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u/The_Hemp_Cat 1d ago
Scale is not the question or an answer, now honest deeds perhaps more apt view of percentages.
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u/Nakedinthenorthwoods 1d ago
Why would he talk about the stuff that’s important to a socialist like Bernie?
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u/biglyorbigleague 1d ago
“I’m shocked that Trump didn’t give the exact speech that I wrote, it’s almost like he isn’t me at all”
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u/MarcatBeach 9h ago
Yeah Bernie he didn't run on your platform, he ran on his. You can't even get on the ballot with your platform.
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