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America is dying: three steps to bring us back from the brink
 Other developed countries are doing all these things; we can, too Since the Reagan Revolution, America has been slowly dying. Democrats must focus like a laser on three things to breathe new life into our country. They are Education, Healthcare, and a Green New Deal. EducationStudent debt pretty much didn't exist before the Reagan Revolution. When I went to college in the late 1960s I paid my own tuition and room-and-board working part time pumping gas at the local East Lansing Esso station, and washing dishes at Bob's Big Boy chain restaurant. My wife, Louise, put herself through college as a "waitress" (the word at the time) at north Lansing's Howard Johnson's restaurant. Neither of us borrowed a penny. Read more here. -Thom |
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How to know you're loved in a pandemic
People think that they know the answer, "Oh, I know it when I see it; I know it when I feel it; I know it when I hear it." But how do you know that your partner is experiencing being loved? Covid has tested our relationships, and while reports of divorce are up, so are reports from people saying they've grown closer than ever before, even among couples who've been together for decades. What accounts for the relationships that last through severe stresses like Covid, versus those that fall apart in the face of such a challenge? Much of it boils down to a simple question that couples almost never think to ask each other: "How do you know that I truly love you?" Read more here. -Thom |
Thursday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: America is Dying: Democrats Must Pursue These Three Vital Steps To Bring Us Back...Without Them We Are Doomed
"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
Tweet: " Some minimum wage arithmetic:
US workers produce $75 / hour on average (= GDP divided by the number of hours worked, the broadest measure of productivity)
The federal minimum wage is $7.25, ~10% of GDP/ hour
Here's what increasing the minimum wage to $15 would do
[chart]" by Gabriel Zucman. Article: " Tommy Douglas" (father of Canadian Healthcare) by Wikipedia.
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