🧵 THREAD: In the second Trump administration, we’re devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.
Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.
Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.
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Why are there only oligarch-owned share options on your website?
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How is our data being protected? How are our documents being protected? Trans ppl only.
Especially for trans people, we have been effectively Un-Personed in the USA, and it's only a bureaucratic stalemate that's protecting us.
Imagine our desperation on the democratic side! Nobody voted for this!🔥
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How many MAGA voters lost their jobs I wonder? Now on X little gets past Musk's algorithm. The Horror.
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It is common for the 5-EYES to hire away workers from each other. And we could see the best and brightest jump ship to the other four.
EDUCATION - WHO NEEDS IT?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/12/democratic-governors-trump-department-education-layoffs/82308895007/
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM MANUAL
https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nfip_flood-insurance-manual_042024.pdf
People in their 20s, 30s, 40s are more likely to become disabled than die.
How about work requirements for members of Congress? Most of them refuse to do jobs dealing with currency, trade, patent office, post office, military, etc.
Why do they get paid when refuse to do their jobs?
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/doge-actions-may-cause-social-security-benefit-interruption-ex-agency-head.html
Tariffs should be decided by Congress and not the President because Congress is supposed to negotiate trade agreements with foreign countries. Tariffs should be part of trade agreements.
At least 50 percent of the money from Tariffs should go to State governments.
At least 50 percent of money that Federal government gets from Tariffs should go to Social Security and Medicare.
GRADUATED SALES TAXES ON WEALTHY PEOPLE AND LARGE CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE USED TO BALANCE BUDGET AND PAY OFF NATIONAL DEBT.
If sales taxes are too high, workers will be harmed.
At least 25 percent of money from sales taxes should go to local governments.
Tariffs and graduated sales taxes in USA, other countries may be used to reduce pollution, other negative externalities as well as reduce health care costs, energy costs.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/these-19-fortune-100-companies-paid-next-to-nothing-or-nothing-at-all-in-taxes-in-2021/
We may want to place a 30 percent federal income tax surcharge on executives who make more than 100 times the lowest paid employee or contractor of company.
At least 25 percent of the money from this income tax surcharge should go to local governments.
https://policymattersohio.org/research/ceos-get-a-raise-while-their-workers-trail-inflation/
Social Security tax should be placed on all wages a person makes in a year including stock options - difference between bought at and sold at. Employer match up to $100,000 a year.
May want to have 18 percent Social Security tax on wages above $2 million a year.
Should have financial transactions tax to help pay for Social Security.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/post_b_845106
Less than 5,000 died on 9/11.
Many years over 5,000 a year have died waiting to see Administrative Law Judge for Social Security Disability because Congress has refused to employ enough Administrative Law Judges and Social Security employees.
"If the government runs out a little short of money as it gets more Social Security obligations, I see nothing wrong with having some consumption taxes or whatever to pay in a reasonable way for what is a very reasonable expenditure," he said.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/charlie-munger-slammed-republicans-targeting-173017605.html
CORPORATE WELFARE QUEEN ELON MUSK GOT A $400 MILLION WELFARE CHECK FROM OBAMA AND HE HAS NERVE TO CALL SOCIAL SECURITY A PONZI SCAM.
GOVERNMENT WELFARE TO ELON MUSK'S COMPANIES NEED TO END. NO MORE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FOR HIM.
PUT ELON MUSK IN JAIL FOR BRIBERY
More than $2 trillion of national debt is owed to Social Security.
People in their 20, 30s, 40s are more likely to become disabled than die.
PONZI SCAM - LARGE BANKS USA BAILED OUT.
BREAK UP LARGEST BANKS
INTO 4 OR MORE EQUAL PIECES EACH.
A financial transactions tax should be used to help pay for Social Security and Medicare.
Charlie Munger supported Social Security
https://www.alsopelderlaw.com/about-alsop-elder-law/newsletters/underestimating-risk-disability-importance-prepared/
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20180076
Social Security increases poverty and homelessness because of the way it is run now. Social Security Death Benefit should be at least $10,000 and indexed for inflation.
Person could die at 60 years old after paying a great deal of money into it for
https://www.marketplace.org/2025/02/19/how-excess-deaths-in-the-covid-19-pandemic-impacted-social-security/
40 years and her 30 year old child might not be helped at all. Social Security tax should be placed on all wages a person makes in a year including stock options - difference between bought at and sold at. Employers not match above $100,000 a year.
https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2024/09/26/new-bill-increases-social-security-death-benefit/
People should be allowed to invest up to 25 percent of the money they pay into Social Security into Social Security retirement, etc. accounts. Money in accounts could be used to buy life insurance, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, short term disability
https://www.marketplace.org/2025/02/19/how-excess-deaths-in-the-covid-19-pandemic-impacted-social-security/
insurance, long term disability insurance, long term care insurance, college educations, graduate school educations, health care expenses. Money could be used for family members and others including non profits. People could choose beneficiaries.
People in their 20s, 30s, 40s are more likely to become disabled than die. Putting money into Social Security retirement accounts may reduce how much money people get if they become disabled and may reduce how much they get for retirement from Social Security
https://nosscr.org/disability-recipients-nearly-7-times-more-likely-to-die-of-covid-19-according-to-ssa-data/
When person first applies for Social Security Disability and needs to get attorney after being denied which happens a lot, the person is able to get an attorney for 25 percent of past due benefits.
https://www.ssa.gov/representation/fee_agreements.htm?tl=3%2C6
Congress needs to make sure that people who have Social Security disability and are told they no longer qualify for Social Security disability which also happens a lot are able to get an attorney for the appeals process. 25 percent of monthly benefits should be held back for attorney fees
for the appeal process because trying to find an attorney for Social Security Disability appeal after have Social Security Disability may be very expensive.
I am 55 years old and I became interested in Social Security and Medicare before I was 10 years because my dad's mom discussed with me the importance of Social Security and Medicare.
Over $2 trillion of the national debt is owed to Social Security.
At least 25 percent of money federal government gets from huge royalties on mining should go to Social Security. At least 25 percent of money federal government gets from royalties on mining should go to Medicare. At least 25 percent of money state governments
https://nwf.org/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2019/05-09-19-1872-Mining-Law
get from royalties on mining should be used for k-12 public schools. At least 25 percent of money state governments get from royalties on mining should be used for public colleges, public tech schools, scholarships for public colleges and public graduate schools.
Tariffs should be decided by Congress. At least 50 percent of money obtained from Tariffs should go to State governments. At least 25 percent of money from Tariffs should go to Social Security.
Federal government and state governments should stop taxing money people receive from
Social Security.
Federal Government and State governments need to stop providing Welfare - government contracts to harmful parasite Corporate Welfare Queens like Elon Musk. Welfare to Corporate Welfare Queens has cost us over $20 trillion.
Not caring about harm caused by pollution has cost us over $20 trillion.
How extremely stupid are companies in USA?
More pollution the lower their sales and profits over time.
Sicker the employees less productive the employees.
People worried about their parents care less about jobs.
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Unfortunate the 'how to boil a frog' method of dismantling a democracy
works as well on U.S.
as when Hitler took Germany on a 'pretend you're brainless' joyride😐
Took him 53 days
We're on Day 31
The American Bar Association's statement on the current coup.
Let’s grab the popcorn and watch how all this unfolds🍿
🔥 Front-row seats to the chaos! 🍿 It’s wild how the GOP & the citizens who voted for this evil admin. don’t see the mess piling up. The real question is—who’s jumping ship first? 🚢💨 Any bets? 👀💬 #PoliticalMeltdown
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At 12 million U.S. Citizens
Goal: 300+ million U.S. Citizens on here
Strength in Unity!!!