You don’t have to be somebody who has always, always voted Democrat to think that at a moment like this, when we have the wealthiest economy in the world, but also one of the most unequal, we could be spending our dollars in a fairer way and making sure that the next generation can get ahead too.
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They’re doing the opposite of what they promised they would do, but a lot of people trusted that promise that leaders like Bill Huizenga and like this president made.
And I couldn’t help but thinking, as I rounded the edge of the mall, that the only thing he’s actually managed to drain is that reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
So forgive us if we don’t believe him when he says he’s going to give everybody $5,000, but only after the election and only if they win.
You know, if Republicans really wanted to give everybody a few thousand dollars, they would have done it this week instead of going home for two months in the middle of multiple national crises.
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