Governor Wes Moore

And the whole point of it is to never lose sight of the long distance that we have, but to also understand that with that day, I'm never going to get that day back. So what are you going to do that day to make sure that it's helping to lay a foundation for what you're hoping to get done by the time that clock runs to zero?

It's, I mean, honestly, for me, it's a bit embarrassing, you know, because I think about for many people who are living in poverty, there is this idea that, well, they should just work harder. And I'm like, how hard do they have to work?

It's, I mean, honestly, for me, it's a bit embarrassing, you know, because I think about for many people who are living in poverty, there is this idea that, well, they should just work harder. And I'm like, how hard do they have to work?

Just get a job. And I think about it in context where, particularly when we're talking about children who are growing up in poverty, people say, well, how does poverty show itself? It literally shows itself in every single aspect of your life. It shows itself in the water you're drinking. It shows itself in the air you're breathing.

Just get a job. And I think about it in context where, particularly when we're talking about children who are growing up in poverty, people say, well, how does poverty show itself? It literally shows itself in every single aspect of your life. It shows itself in the water you're drinking. It shows itself in the air you're breathing.

It shows itself in the transportation assets you have or don't have. It shows itself in how you're policed. It shows itself in the schools that your children attend. I mean, it literally shows itself in every single way. And since the reason that we have so many people living in poverty is not because of laziness.

It shows itself in the transportation assets you have or don't have. It shows itself in how you're policed. It shows itself in the schools that your children attend. I mean, it literally shows itself in every single way. And since the reason that we have so many people living in poverty is not because of laziness.

These are policy decisions that oftentimes are in place that are either putting people and keeping people in poverty. And when I ran Robin, I ran Robinhood for four and a half years and we did really good work and I was really proud of the work that we did. But there also was a very clear understanding of this.

These are policy decisions that oftentimes are in place that are either putting people and keeping people in poverty. And when I ran Robin, I ran Robinhood for four and a half years and we did really good work and I was really proud of the work that we did. But there also was a very clear understanding of this.

But if you're not fixing the policies that are actually putting people and keeping people in poverty, And then you're just simply cleaning up the debris that comes from broken systems.

But if you're not fixing the policies that are actually putting people and keeping people in poverty, And then you're just simply cleaning up the debris that comes from broken systems.

Where, I mean, I used to have a quote that stood on my desk that said, from Dr. King, where it said, the philanthropist is commendable, but the philanthropist can never forget the economic injustice that makes philanthropy necessary. And that's the thing that, you know, when I was going through this process and thinking about, you know, you know what, maybe I should run for governor.

Where, I mean, I used to have a quote that stood on my desk that said, from Dr. King, where it said, the philanthropist is commendable, but the philanthropist can never forget the economic injustice that makes philanthropy necessary. And that's the thing that, you know, when I was going through this process and thinking about, you know, you know what, maybe I should run for governor.

Because I'm constantly sitting there trying to convince and push the governor to do this, the governor should do this, the governor should do that. So like, you know what? How about you run yourself and actually start making the decisions that you've been pushing them to make for so long and just standing there getting frustrated because they're not making those decisions.

Because I'm constantly sitting there trying to convince and push the governor to do this, the governor should do this, the governor should do that. So like, you know what? How about you run yourself and actually start making the decisions that you've been pushing them to make for so long and just standing there getting frustrated because they're not making those decisions.

It's more than that. It's both. Because actually, I think messaging comes from actually having a core grasp and belief of what it is that you're trying to message. where I think part of the reason that oftentimes there's been a messaging problem is people don't believe it. They don't believe it themselves. They don't think about those issues in the same way.

It's more than that. It's both. Because actually, I think messaging comes from actually having a core grasp and belief of what it is that you're trying to message. where I think part of the reason that oftentimes there's been a messaging problem is people don't believe it. They don't believe it themselves. They don't think about those issues in the same way.

It's not something that's been integral to them. It's not something they had to come up in or had to live through. And so when I talk about the need to be able to say we've got to do a better job of investing in education, that we have to raise a minimum wage like we've done in the state of Maryland, that we have to invest in childcare like we've done in the state of Maryland.

It's not something that's been integral to them. It's not something they had to come up in or had to live through. And so when I talk about the need to be able to say we've got to do a better job of investing in education, that we have to raise a minimum wage like we've done in the state of Maryland, that we have to invest in childcare like we've done in the state of Maryland.

We've made historic investments in childcare in our state, that we have to be able to put people on pathways to service options like we in Maryland.