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Husband, Christian, Accountant, GVSU Laker Fan, Democratic Strategist and Mental Health Advocate.
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Donald Trump firing ~7000 IRS workers will mean three things: 1) More tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations 2) More debt, since IRS agents collect a lot more than they cost 3) Fewer ways to go after big tax cheats A great day to be a billionaire in America.

submitted 2 days ago • 141 comments

Winston Churchill was right: "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Too many Americans have fought and died defending democracy. We must stand with our European allies against the authoritarianism of Putin and Trump.

submitted 3 days ago • 217 comments

I hate to ask this but i have to, are we now the bad guys? adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/are-we-now...

submitted 3 days ago • 5048 comments

President Trump is bringing chaos to one economic sector after another. More disruption is sure to come. While we can’t predict what’s going to happen, we know for sure that the risk of a fiscal crisis is higher than it was just four weeks ago.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Guns are the number one killer of kids in this country. But right now, in many states, a teenager can buy an assault-style weapon. I'm a cosponsor of the Age 21 Act to prohibit the sale or possession of assault-style weapons to those under 21. It's just common sense.

submitted 5 days ago • 532 comments

Here’s a better peace plan for Ukraine. “Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process” Done

submitted 7 days ago • 609 comments

While Trump appoints 13 billionaires to his cabinet and Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg see their wealth increase by $217 billion since the election, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, 25% of seniors live on $15g or less and millions cannot afford rent. SAY NO TO OLIGARCHY.

submitted 5 days ago • 266 comments

77% of the American people want to cap credit card interest rates. It is about time that we listened to them. Congress must provide financial relief to working families struggling to pay for the high price of groceries, rent, gasoline, and prescription drugs.

submitted 9 days ago • 193 comments

Asking tough questions is how you deal with politicians. Finding solutions is how you deal with voters

submitted 22 days ago • 645 comments