Reading the comments that are:

Criticized word choices.
Criticized age being helped.
Criticized the material being used.

Helping someone is not mutually exclusive of helping someone else.

Someone helping means a lot more than someone else criticizing (& not helping at all)

#SafetyNets
#Good

#PublicEducation
#M4A
#MedicareForAll
#ProgressiveTax
#Regulations
#ProtectLaborConsumerCitizen
#CheapHousing
#PublicInfrastructure
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#MinimumBasicNeeds
#Unions
#LivingWage
#SocialSecurity
#NordicModel

These should all be on the Democrat platform.

U.S. Federal Govt

In the 10 years (2016-2025) war-related spending was ~$12T.

In those same 10 years the Federal deficit including stimulus was ~$15.5T.

In those same 10 years Social Security had a small surplus & Medicare revenues were short ~$3.9T.

#Econsky
#NoWar
#ProgressiveTax
#SafetyNets

#WealthTax #Limitarianism
#PublicPurpose #GeneralWelfare
#SafetyNets #WealthDistribution
#EconomicDemocracy
#ModernMonetaryTheory

m.youtube.com/watch?v=XW0T...

The answer, my friend is…

#NordicModel
#Democracy
#Regulations
#PublicEducation
#Unions
#LivingWage
#M4A
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicPensions
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets

Bob Dylan & me.

#NordicModel

#HighRegulations
#ProgressiveTax
#Unions
#RaiseLowWages
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#PublicEducation
#CheapHousing
#M4A
#PublicChildcare
#PublicPensions

Within a more ideal “free market” economy where rules are for all (labor, consumer, citizen & employer) not just the rich.

Scotland’s political parties.

Independence or not.

Nordic model, mixed or market economies.

Rejoin EU or not.
(Has nuance: Labour & Liberal Dems = closer alignment / improved relationship.)

#NordicModel
#ClimateChange
#ProgressiveTax
#M4A
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#PublicEducation
#CheapHousing

Socialism where Capitalism fails & Capitalism where Socialism fails within a Democracy.

Best outcomes.
Happiest people.

#NordicModel
#Unions
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#M4A
#ProgresiveTax
#PublicEducation
#CheaperHousing

https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI

“The U.S. has declined on quality of life measures over time.”

No.

We have improved.

But “rank” has declined.

#Inequality
#NordicModel
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#ProgressiveTax
#M4A
#Unions

My posts oft have versions of:

#Inequality
#NordicModel
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#ProgressiveTax
#M4A
#Unions
#Democracy

Trends in top 10% income share: China, U.S., France https://sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/china-briefs/rise-wealth-private-property-and-income-inequality-china

Trends in bottom 50% income share: China, U.S., France https://sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/china-briefs/rise-wealth-private-property-and-income-inequality-china

The middle way = Nordic model.

Both the U.S. & China (nearly as bad) have growing inequality.

Trends in top 10% income share: China, U.S., France.

Trends in bottom 50% income share: China,
U.S., France.

#Inequality
#NordicModel
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#ProgressiveTax
#M4A
#Unions
#Democracy

If he is not stopped (25th Amendment, or Impeach, convict, remove, or something else), we can all say goodbye to our Constitution and rule of law, along with all safety nets and infrastructure. 😔🌍 #Constitution #Law #SafetyNets #Infrastructure

"In the end, government either serves the… American citizen, or it serves those who break the laws, cheat the system & seek power & profit...”

-Paraphrase of
DJT 12/17/25

#Democracy
#Unions
#M4A
#PublicEducation
#ProgressiveTax
#LivingWage
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs to more serious, adult principles that elementary kids understand:

expand freedom, reduce suffering & judge by outcomes.

#NordicModel
#Democracy
#LivingWage
#M4A
#PublicEducation
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets

The answer, my friend is…

#Democracy
#M4A
#PublicEducation
#LivingWage
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

Bob Dylan & me.

Insisting on "holding accountable" the "other team"
is simply a waste of time & energy.

What about real system changes that help Americans?

Do something that helps!

#M4A
#PublicEducation
#Regulations
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

Karl Polanyi

believed markets were not free. They coerce labor, consumers & citizens.

He sits between Marx on criticisms & Hayek on retaining markets; yet fundamentally opposed to both on their extremes.

#M4A
#PublicEducation
#Regulations
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#Econsky

3-posts

Marx was critical but analytical, mostly describing, but also (poorly) predicting, not prescribing.

Most of his commentary shows why

#Democracy
#M4A
#PublicEducation
#Regulations
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

IS the best measured outcomes thus-far.

If all of your needs & even wants are met, why would you still predict or prescribe a Revolution?

#M4A
#PublicEducation
#Regulations
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

SNAP 2023

Children 39%
60+ 19%
Disabled 18-59 14%
Working 18-59 37%
(Total of these 109% because some disabled are working)

#SNAP
#PublicGood
#SafetyNets

So many “Marxists” & “Materialists” & “Communists” demanding (moral & ideal) change, while Marx ONLY described & predicted without aim.

“Classless, stateless” is framed as materially likely, not a moral goal.

#M4A
#PublicEducation
#Regulations
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

Marx didn’t prescribe change as a (moral) goal.

He analyzed Capitalism & described & predicted that its internal contradictions would produce change.

The change:

#M4A
#PublicEducation
#Regulations
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

#M4A
#LivingWage
#PublicEducation
#Regulations
#ProgressiveTax
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

"I'm in specialized labor, but don't have free time, I'm still forced to grow my own food, because under Capitalism I don't make enough to survive?"

The answer is NOT exchanging 1 authority for another,
but control of your life via basic needs.

#LivingWage
#NordicModel
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets

“We should have Communism due to inequality.”

<$40/day PPP
per person

U.S. 23%

China 94%
Vietnam 95%
Laos 99%

Yes, less unequal.
Yes, much lower standard of living.

#Democracy
#M4A
#PublicEducation
#Regulations
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

Inequality isn’t the measure.

Needs met,
followed by
standard of living is.

#M4A
#PublicEducation
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

A Communist complaining that we “labor for other people’s benefit” is

Ironic. Hypocritical.

Because in Communist systems, you also labor for other people’s benefit. Just redistributed by elites of The State instead of elites of The Markets.

#Democracy
#Regulations
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets

“Capitalism kills”

Not with…

#M4A
#ProgressiveTax
#Regulations
#Unions
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#NordicModel

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/p10-vs-gdp-per-capita?xScale=linear&yScale=linear&zoomToSelection=true&time=2024&country=USA~FIN~ISL~NOR~SWE~DNK&tableFilter=selection

Poorest 10% equivalized spending 2024 per person per day (Norway was 165% U.S.)

Norway $42.48
Denmark $35.30
Iceland $33.85
Finland $31.50
Sweden $26.45
United States $25.81

#Inequality
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#ProgressiveTaxation
#NordicModel
#Econsky

“Democracy” (which was Marx’s ideal, not DoTP) solves power problems.

It keeps influence dispersed, corrects failures, prevents domination & preserves the freedom to revise the system itself.

#NordicModel
#Regulations
#PublicGoods
#SafetyNets
#FlawedButFixable