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Forgive me for sounding like a broken record, but how on Earth are we supposed to believe we “can’t afford” paid family leave, universal pre-K, or climate action when our politicians are willing to pass an $858 billion annual defense budget without batting an eye?

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Robert Reich on Twitter

“Forgive me for sounding like a broken record, but how on Earth are we supposed to believe we “can’t afford” paid family leave, universal pre-K, or climate action when our politicians are willing to pass an $858 billion annual defense budget without batting an eye?”

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@rbreich Bloated defense budgets when the pentagon keeps failing audits. We won’t invest in making our citizens’ lives better but we’ll gladly invest in the war machine.
@11kelleyk @rbreich the war machine makes them more money 🤷‍♂️