Greg Casar
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And in my view, economic populism is our best response, which is we should be saying things that are actually interesting and controversial enough and different enough that people actually really hear us. Instead of just saying defend Social Security, which polls at like 90%, but nobody hears you, why don't we say dass es verrückt ist, dass die Mark Zuckerbergs und Jeff Bezos' der Welt sind.
And in my view, economic populism is our best response, which is we should be saying things that are actually interesting and controversial enough and different enough that people actually really hear us. Instead of just saying defend Social Security, which polls at like 90%, but nobody hears you, why don't we say dass es verrückt ist, dass die Mark Zuckerbergs und Jeff Bezos' der Welt sind.
don't really pay into Social Security. They pay in like one day. But the tax rate for Social Security is way higher for you or me and way higher for a school teacher and for a sanitation worker and a custodian and HVAC maintenance guy than it is on those guys. We can save it, but maybe we can expand it and make your Social Security check higher and pull every senior in this country out of poverty.
don't really pay into Social Security. They pay in like one day. But the tax rate for Social Security is way higher for you or me and way higher for a school teacher and for a sanitation worker and a custodian and HVAC maintenance guy than it is on those guys. We can save it, but maybe we can expand it and make your Social Security check higher and pull every senior in this country out of poverty.
don't really pay into Social Security. They pay in like one day. But the tax rate for Social Security is way higher for you or me and way higher for a school teacher and for a sanitation worker and a custodian and HVAC maintenance guy than it is on those guys. We can save it, but maybe we can expand it and make your Social Security check higher and pull every senior in this country out of poverty.
Literally, if we just say those big guys have to just literally pay in the same rate that we pay, that's not The message, I don't think anybody could argue that that was how people felt that the Harris Campaign's core message was, was those guys are making you work more hours. They think you're working those hours to make them rich.
Literally, if we just say those big guys have to just literally pay in the same rate that we pay, that's not The message, I don't think anybody could argue that that was how people felt that the Harris Campaign's core message was, was those guys are making you work more hours. They think you're working those hours to make them rich.
Literally, if we just say those big guys have to just literally pay in the same rate that we pay, that's not The message, I don't think anybody could argue that that was how people felt that the Harris Campaign's core message was, was those guys are making you work more hours. They think you're working those hours to make them rich.
And they're screwing you over, not just on the job, but they're screwing you over in the government. I think that would stand out to people a lot more than kind of where we stand right now.
And they're screwing you over, not just on the job, but they're screwing you over in the government. I think that would stand out to people a lot more than kind of where we stand right now.
And they're screwing you over, not just on the job, but they're screwing you over in the government. I think that would stand out to people a lot more than kind of where we stand right now.
Ich weiß. Das ist die schwierige Frage. Nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein. Ich bin Präsident des Progressiv-Kokusses. And it is very important for there to be some number, some part of our party that adheres to our longstanding tradition of being willing to stand for vulnerable people and causes that may not be popular yet.
Ich weiß. Das ist die schwierige Frage. Nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein. Ich bin Präsident des Progressiv-Kokusses. And it is very important for there to be some number, some part of our party that adheres to our longstanding tradition of being willing to stand for vulnerable people and causes that may not be popular yet.
Ich weiß. Das ist die schwierige Frage. Nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein. Ich bin Präsident des Progressiv-Kokusses. And it is very important for there to be some number, some part of our party that adheres to our longstanding tradition of being willing to stand for vulnerable people and causes that may not be popular yet.
You know, it was progressives in the progressive caucus that were out there on gay marriage before it was a popular issue. It's progressive caucus members that are going to dass wenn jemand aus der Kriegsschleife aussteht und getötet wird, dass wir herausfinden müssen, wie unser Land die Menschen in dieser Situation unterstützt und unsere Fehler aus der 2.
You know, it was progressives in the progressive caucus that were out there on gay marriage before it was a popular issue. It's progressive caucus members that are going to dass wenn jemand aus der Kriegsschleife aussteht und getötet wird, dass wir herausfinden müssen, wie unser Land die Menschen in dieser Situation unterstützt und unsere Fehler aus der 2.
You know, it was progressives in the progressive caucus that were out there on gay marriage before it was a popular issue. It's progressive caucus members that are going to dass wenn jemand aus der Kriegsschleife aussteht und getötet wird, dass wir herausfinden müssen, wie unser Land die Menschen in dieser Situation unterstützt und unsere Fehler aus der 2.
Weltkriege nicht wiederholt, wo wir die ganzen Schiffe von jüdischen Flüchtlingen entfernt haben, um zurück in die Holocaust-Kämpfe zu gehen. Jemand muss das tun. Und ich denke, dass das eine wichtige Rolle der Progressivisten ist.
Weltkriege nicht wiederholt, wo wir die ganzen Schiffe von jüdischen Flüchtlingen entfernt haben, um zurück in die Holocaust-Kämpfe zu gehen. Jemand muss das tun. Und ich denke, dass das eine wichtige Rolle der Progressivisten ist.
Weltkriege nicht wiederholt, wo wir die ganzen Schiffe von jüdischen Flüchtlingen entfernt haben, um zurück in die Holocaust-Kämpfe zu gehen. Jemand muss das tun. Und ich denke, dass das eine wichtige Rolle der Progressivisten ist.