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Jeff Foreman @JeffForeman2

In 2019 retired & moved from a city that never sleeps to Bluffton, SC near Savannah where I continue to seek answers to life’s persistent questions

Joined October 2012
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Is something wrong? CBS announcers haven’t mentioned a Neuheisal for more than two minutes.
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Have you been watching the Jerry’s Dad and Rich’s son show? Apparently UCLA has super offensive coach. Imagine how well they would do if they had a head coach.
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Terrible statement from @JayJacobs28 equating #Democratic nominee for Mayor with #DavidDuke; hard to claim building a big tent when Dem establishment often degrades progressives & progressive policies as in DC now re #BuildBackBetter - Jacobs should resign
Biden: $3.5T plan won't pass; axes community college nypost.com/2021/10/15/joe-bi… via @nypost But is real problem for conservative Dems #raisingtaxesonwealthy donors, making #bigPharma stop overcharging?

Biden admits his $3.5T plan won’t pass without major cuts

President Biden on Friday admitted that his $3.5 trillion social spending plan won't pass Congress as proposed.

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It is imperative that we expand and improve Medicare and not leave anyone behind in this bill. @Sen_JoeManchin and @SenatorSinema: please support the $3.5T #BuildBackBetter Act as written.
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via @NYTimes seems like end $3.5 trln social safety net; special interests apparently killed cutting (negotiating) #Medicaredrugprices, saved wealthy #taxbreaks; what’s left won’t stop #climate change #existentialthreat or treat #healthcare as #humanright nytimes.com/2021/09/28/us/po…

Liberals Dig In Against Infrastructure Bill as Party Divisions Persist (Published 2021)

They doubled down on a promise to oppose the infrastructure bill until Congress acts on a far more expansive domestic policy package.

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John Nichols@NicholsUprising
13 Sep 2021
“That $3.5 trillion (figure) is already the result of a major, major compromise, and at the very least this bill should contain $3.5 trillion.” — Senator ⁦@BernieSanders⁩ thenation.com/article/politi…

Cutting the $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Would Be Political Malpractice

Joe Manchin’s lobbyist-influenced advice threatens to ruin Democratic chances in 2022.

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via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2021/09/16/opini…

Opinion | Joe Manchin Doesn’t Know What He’s Missing (Published 2021)

Infrastructure isn’t about the price tag. It’s about what the money gets us.

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via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2021/09/04/opini…

Opinion | How Biden Can Help Democrats Become the Party of the Working Class Again (Published 2021)

Posing at coal mines and factories, they may tell voters otherwise. But the policy tells a different story.

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Welcome back @freddygalvis13
Speaking of #Medicare what happened to the campaign promise to lower Medicare to age 60, and the pledge of a public option? That’d be progress - but what we really need is #MedicareforAll
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Major new partnership to solve future energy challenges stateofgreen.com/en/partners…
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Douglas Sacks@DouglasSacks
6 Mar 2021
Replying to @ProfessorCrip @sahilkapur @anniekarni
I think about this a lot, for example how Joe Manchin represents fewer people than live in Brooklyn, NY.
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Robert Reich
@RBReich
4 Mar 2021
Tax the rich. Raise the wage. Now. gqindia.com/get-smart/conten…

This is how much Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, makes in a minute

He is all set to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2026.

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How To Stop Manchin Presidency & Raise Minimum Wage by @dailyposter dailyposter.com/p/how-to-sto…
At center of Neera Tanden's nomination controversy Biden's chief of staff Ron Klain-Washington Post - ⁦@WHCOS⁩ ok fight your guts out for her, why not for #livingwage #fightfor15 -gave up on that so so easily-before you even rolled out reconciliation washingtonpost.com/us-policy…

Biden’s chief of staff at center of controversy over White House budget pick

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain has been second-guessed by some Biden allies.

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disappointed #livingwage #minimumwage not in #covidrelief -shouldn’t work fulltime & be in #poverty it’s an attack on human #dignity - sad so many who talk #bigchange give up so I easily they talk #fightfor15 but mean maybe 15 in 5 or 6 years or $11 Fight your guts out for 15 now
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#Biden admin. “Fighting their guts out for #Tanden but giving up fast on #minimumwage because they could pass it in reconciliation but probably not in 50 vote process. #Democrats please fight as hard for #livingwage #healthcare as a #humanright and real #GreenNewDeal
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Sen. Finance Com. to take on billionaires & #darkmoney groups like ones who organized Jan 6 #insurrectioin - #taxreform on wealth over $1 billion #Warren like plan; obscene #bigpharma profits as drug prices are unsustainable cnbc.com/2021/02/04/senate-f… something to get excited about

The Senate Finance Committee is gearing up to take on billionaires and dark money groups, Wyden says

Now under Democratic control, the powerful Senate Finance Committee aims to take on billionaires, dark money groups and several special interests.

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We (society) have lost a lot of ground over last 70 years, from the time Democrats stood for actual “human right” for #healthcareeforall jobs and living wage for all, a universal right to decent home and education #fightfor15 #M4A #housing
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