Washington 2017: The U.S. Political RP IC-Volume II (OPEN)

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Moses Clearwater
@ClearwaterforVirginia

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"Thank you all for your support! I congratulate Arthur Arlen on a hard-fought and constructive race. I look forward to working with him to build a stronger state. Now it is time to look to the future, and create a unifying vision for not just Democrats, but all Virginians. I will continue my efforts to visit every county in this state by November!"

[Dentali]

Glen blinks a few times before reaching down into a drawer and pulling out a folder and sliding it across the desk to her

Official Name: The Parental leave Savings Account Act of 2017Nickname: PLSA Act

House Sponsors: Congressperson Glen Anderson, Congressperson Eleanor McCroskey, Congressperson Greg Morton,

Senate Sponsors: Senator Noah Ashe

Overview: Fewer than half of the workers in the United States can take paid time off to care for a new baby, the rest need to scale back office hours, drain savings, enlist relatives or slip into poverty. This bill will establish Parental Leave Savings Accounts which are tax advantaged savings accounts that will allow workers to set aside money to be used to take family or medical leave. Think of it as 401k but for maternity leave.

Section 1: A “Parental Leave Savings Account” or a “PLSA” is a trust created by the United States exclusively for the purpose of making distributions for the care of a child of the account owner.

A) The trustee is a bank as defined in section 408 or another person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the manner in which they will administer the trust will be consistent with the requirements of this act.

B) Any amount paid of distributed out of a PLSA must be made pursuant to a request by the account owner and not later than 1 year after the birth or adoption of a child of the account owner and must not be more than the amount of contribution made to the account during the 30-day period ending on the date of distribution.

C) A Parental Leave Savings Account shall be exempted from taxation, except for taxes imposed by section 511 which relates to the imposition of tax on unrelated business income of charitable organizations. .

D) PLSAs are eligible for rollover contributions if the entire amount received is paid into an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity for the benefit of such individual or the entire amount received is paid to an eligible retirement plan for the benefit of the individual not exceeding the maximum amount which may be paid into such a plan.

E) If a qualified individual acquires such owner’s interest in a parental leave savings account by reason of being the designated beneficiary of such account upon the death of the account owner the account will be treated as if the qualified individual were the account owner. The “qualified individual” means the owners surviving spouse or another person with custody of any child of the deceased.

Section 2: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding the following section.

A) Any eligible individual for any month during the taxable year there shall be allowed a deduction an amount equal to the aggregate amount paid during such taxable year by such individual to a parental leave savings account of said individual.

B) Individuals may make a maximum annual contribution of $5,000 and the total amount in the savings account shall not exceed $30,000.

C) Taxpayers with an adjusted gross income exceeding $200,000 for the taxable year are not eligible for the accounts.

D) No deduction shall be allowed under this section to any individual to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in calendar year in which such taxable year begins.

Section 3: Contributions by employers to Parental Leave Savings Accounts

A) Employers of individual in the 12 months preceding the month in which the parental savings account is established may contribute up to $5,000 annually to the employees account.

B) Gross income of an employee does not include contribution by the employer to the parental leave savings account.

C) Self-Employed Individuals may not exclude an amount from gross income that exceeds an individual's earned income derived by the taxpayer from the trade or business with respect to which the individual is self employed.

D) This act is made effective taxable years beginning after December 31st, 2017.


This bill is then honorably presented to the House of Representatives for consideration in order to create Parental Leave Savings Accounts to improve the United States Law and is backed by Congressman Glen Anderson on ____ ______.

Kristen kept her face neutral while reading the bill even while feeling frustrated internally. "There's quite a few differences between the proposals. Our bill is constructed differently in how it provides the leave, this seems more similar to the AFSA in its methods. But I can understand preferring your own setup. Now you mentioned personality and charisma and thinking that that is a weakness of yours in your race. If you do think that, I think we could help each other. You obviously are an expert in policy, and if we both came over to help each other out for an event or two with you in Massachussetts and me in Pennsylvania, I think that it would benefit both of us."

Glen leaned back a bit "Bit of whiplash in the conversation" Glen remarked at the sudden topic change while quietly wondering why she seemed to be adding an S to the word Massachusetts, "Well I think getting more moderate Republicans, especially from the Northeast is important for our party. So I am definitely interested, however a few things do give me pause."

[Tumblrena]

Washington D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory
Number One Observatory Circle
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Saturday
1 July
2017

"Afraid it won't be the most pleasant invitation." Buck says.

"Have to ask you a few uncomfortable questions all for something that might hurt a little for you. But I'll try to make it all nice by the end."

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

Antonio De Nieto
@SFRep

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Congratulations to @ClearwaterForVirginia for winning a tough and contested Governor race. He has full support and endorsement. I hope Mr. Specter respects the promise that he made to his constituents and endorse Clearwater for Governor.

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[Tallahassee News Station]

Kristen kept her face neutral while reading the bill even while feeling frustrated internally. "There's quite a few differences between the proposals. Our bill is constructed differently in how it provides the leave, this seems more similar to the AFSA in its methods. But I can understand preferring your own setup. Now you mentioned personality and charisma and thinking that that is a weakness of yours in your race. If you do think that, I think we could help each other. You obviously are an expert in policy, and if we both came over to help each other out for an event or two with you in Massachussetts and me in Pennsylvania, I think that it would benefit both of us."

Glen leaned back a bit "Bit of whiplash in the conversation" Glen remarked at the sudden topic change while quietly wondering why she seemed to be adding an S to the word Massachusetts, "Well I think getting more moderate Republicans, especially from the Northeast is important for our party. So I am definitely interested, however a few things do give me pause."

"I wouldn't want to waste your time if you already had a bill of your own that's similar." Stevenson explained. "I know you're very busy."

"What gives you pause?"

[Tallahassee News Station]

Washington D.C.
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2017

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"Afraid it won't be the most pleasant invitation." Buck says.

"Have to ask you a few uncomfortable questions all for something that might hurt a little for you. But I'll try to make it all nice by the end."

Kristen's stomach churned, but she put on a determined look in front of the Vice President. "I'm ready."

[Dentali]

Glen leaned back a bit "Bit of whiplash in the conversation" Glen remarked at the sudden topic change while quietly wondering why she seemed to be adding an S to the word Massachusetts, "Well I think getting more moderate Republicans, especially from the Northeast is important for our party. So I am definitely interested, however a few things do give me pause."

"I wouldn't want to waste your time if you already had a bill of your own that's similar." Stevenson explained. "I know you're very busy."

"What gives you pause?"

"We could combine them... Regardless I worry about your lack of experience and policy specifics in the campaign. Also the fact you ran for Senate before and lost and now are running again so soon after winning a seat in the house makes it seem like you were only using your congressional seat as a stepping stone rather than actually working for the people of your district."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"I wouldn't want to waste your time if you already had a bill of your own that's similar." Stevenson explained. "I know you're very busy."

"What gives you pause?"

"We could combine them... Regardless I worry about your lack of experience and policy specifics in the campaign. Also the fact you ran for Senate before and lost and now are running again so soon after winning a seat in the house makes it seem like you were only using your congressional seat as a stepping stone rather than actually working for the people of your district."

"With all due respect Congressman, I don't think that's very fair" Kristen was remaining very respectful in her tone and body language, but was making the decision that standing up for herself at some point was needed to show the Representative that there was something to her. "You yourself were just reelected to Congress and then announced your own campaign for Governor months before I declared that I was going to primary Breckenridge, and I didn't hit the campaign trail until he declared that he was resigning and it became an election for this year instead of in 2018. I don't think that you're using the office as a stepping stone, and neither am I. I didn't choose to run for the seat lightly. I think it was very clear that I stepped in after Breckenridge's terrible comments because something had to be done, not because I just wanted to move up to the higher chamber. I'm focused on making sure that I'm not missing any days in Congress because I'm committed to representing my district, even if that hurts me running for Senate. I've done that publicly, and I'll hold to that. If this was a stepping stone I would be stepping off of it, but I'm keeping my feet firmly here until election day."

[Dentali]

"We could combine them... Regardless I worry about your lack of experience and policy specifics in the campaign. Also the fact you ran for Senate before and lost and now are running again so soon after winning a seat in the house makes it seem like you were only using your congressional seat as a stepping stone rather than actually working for the people of your district."

"With all due respect Congressman, I don't think that's very fair" Kristen was remaining very respectful in her tone and body language, but was making the decision that standing up for herself at some point was needed to show the Representative that there was something to her. "You yourself were just reelected to Congress and then announced your own campaign for Governor months before I declared that I was going to primary Breckenridge, and I didn't hit the campaign trail until he declared that he was resigning and it became an election for this year instead of in 2018. I don't think that you're using the office as a stepping stone, and neither am I. I didn't choose to run for the seat lightly. I think it was very clear that I stepped in after Breckenridge's terrible comments because something had to be done, not because I just wanted to move up to the higher chamber. I'm focused on making sure that I'm not missing any days in Congress because I'm committed to representing my district, even if that hurts me running for Senate. I've done that publicly, and I'll hold to that. If this was a stepping stone I would be stepping off of it, but I'm keeping my feet firmly here until election day."

"I apologize for offending you, I just wanted to see how you'd react. My worry is public perception, I don't know you very well and i'd never try and guess what is in your heart. My concern is that your run will be perceived as such by the voters. And more than anything I want a Republican in the Senate, I just need to know you are the best one to win that." Anderson leaned forward with a bit of intensity "You will be asked that question on the trail, a reporter or a town-hall will bring it up. You gave a great answer, but you need to say why YOU are the person to replace Breckenridge, what makes you not just qualified for it but unique."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"That's hurting them, not protecting them"

"My price inflation plan would protect the bottom 60% of earners, besides, we need money saving plans now."

"A capital gains tax would give us plenty to protect the bottom 60% of earners"

[Tallahassee News Station]

"With all due respect Congressman, I don't think that's very fair" Kristen was remaining very respectful in her tone and body language, but was making the decision that standing up for herself at some point was needed to show the Representative that there was something to her. "You yourself were just reelected to Congress and then announced your own campaign for Governor months before I declared that I was going to primary Breckenridge, and I didn't hit the campaign trail until he declared that he was resigning and it became an election for this year instead of in 2018. I don't think that you're using the office as a stepping stone, and neither am I. I didn't choose to run for the seat lightly. I think it was very clear that I stepped in after Breckenridge's terrible comments because something had to be done, not because I just wanted to move up to the higher chamber. I'm focused on making sure that I'm not missing any days in Congress because I'm committed to representing my district, even if that hurts me running for Senate. I've done that publicly, and I'll hold to that. If this was a stepping stone I would be stepping off of it, but I'm keeping my feet firmly here until election day."

"I apologize for offending you, I just wanted to see how you'd react. My worry is public perception, I don't know you very well and i'd never try and guess what is in your heart. My concern is that your run will be perceived as such by the voters. And more than anything I want a Republican in the Senate, I just need to know you are the best one to win that." Anderson leaned forward with a bit of intensity "You will be asked that question on the trail, a reporter or a town-hall will bring it up. You gave a great answer, but you need to say why YOU are the person to replace Breckenridge, what makes you not just qualified for it but unique."

Kristen smiled brilliantly. "I wasn't taking any offense, I know what you're doing and I appreciate it. I wouldn't want someone to just say everything is going to go perfectly when it's not."

"I think I know how I'll answer that question but I am thinking about what a Progressive candidate would mean coming into the race. This is a state that Walton did very well in and that could mix everything up."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"I apologize for offending you, I just wanted to see how you'd react. My worry is public perception, I don't know you very well and i'd never try and guess what is in your heart. My concern is that your run will be perceived as such by the voters. And more than anything I want a Republican in the Senate, I just need to know you are the best one to win that." Anderson leaned forward with a bit of intensity "You will be asked that question on the trail, a reporter or a town-hall will bring it up. You gave a great answer, but you need to say why YOU are the person to replace Breckenridge, what makes you not just qualified for it but unique."

Kristen smiled brilliantly. "I wasn't taking any offense, I know what you're doing and I appreciate it. I wouldn't want someone to just say everything is going to go perfectly when it's not."

"I think I know how I'll answer that question but I am thinking about what a Progressive candidate would mean coming into the race. This is a state that Walton did very well in and that could mix everything up."

"Massachusetts is of course" she corrected.

[Dentali]

"I apologize for offending you, I just wanted to see how you'd react. My worry is public perception, I don't know you very well and i'd never try and guess what is in your heart. My concern is that your run will be perceived as such by the voters. And more than anything I want a Republican in the Senate, I just need to know you are the best one to win that." Anderson leaned forward with a bit of intensity "You will be asked that question on the trail, a reporter or a town-hall will bring it up. You gave a great answer, but you need to say why YOU are the person to replace Breckenridge, what makes you not just qualified for it but unique."

Kristen smiled brilliantly. "I wasn't taking any offense, I know what you're doing and I appreciate it. I wouldn't want someone to just say everything is going to go perfectly when it's not."

"I think I know how I'll answer that question but I am thinking about what a Progressive candidate would mean coming into the race. This is a state that Walton did very well in and that could mix everything up."

“Unfortunately that can’t be counted on, Senator Gootlatch taught me to run a campaign like you were half a point behind, that every speech you gave could make or break you. I’d advise you to work on the premise that no Progressive will join the race.”

[The Orion Islands]

"My price inflation plan would protect the bottom 60% of earners, besides, we need money saving plans now."

"A capital gains tax would give us plenty to protect the bottom 60% of earners"

"I am not hiking taxes left and right. We will now have the highest income tax rate in America. That is enough, and coupled with adoption of the Chained-CPI, that will help save us money. Senator, your response."

[Tallahassee News Station]

Kristen smiled brilliantly. "I wasn't taking any offense, I know what you're doing and I appreciate it. I wouldn't want someone to just say everything is going to go perfectly when it's not."

"I think I know how I'll answer that question but I am thinking about what a Progressive candidate would mean coming into the race. This is a state that Walton did very well in and that could mix everything up."

“Unfortunately that can’t be counted on, Senator Gootlatch taught me to run a campaign like you were half a point behind, that every speech you gave could make or break you. I’d advise you to work on the premise that no Progressive will join the race.”

"That doesn't seem like a realistic assumption to me that one would not join. I'm not thinking that a Progressive candidate would bail me out, I think that they would be the favorite if they're not really off the rocker."

[Dentali]

“Unfortunately that can’t be counted on, Senator Gootlatch taught me to run a campaign like you were half a point behind, that every speech you gave could make or break you. I’d advise you to work on the premise that no Progressive will join the race.”

"That doesn't seem like a realistic assumption to me that one would not join. I'm not thinking that a Progressive candidate would bail me out, I think that they would be the favorite if they're not really off the rocker."

"Perhaps, but Samara was chair of the Democratic Progressive caucus. He sees himself as a 'pragmatic progressive', he agrees with most of the progressive platform. But certainly the progressive party on paper has the best chance of winning Massachusetts in a statewide election. However the Progressives also need to choose where to use their resources, and the Connecticut special election showed just how much effect vote splitting has. Carter is a great guy but he only won because of vote splitting, the left realizes this and it might be what they need to start coming together..." Anderson realizes he's trailing of a bit and waves his hand as if to dispel the topic "Regardless of all that I want to hear about your platform and why you think it will land in your state."

[Tumblrena]

Washington D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory
Number One Observatory Circle
0909
Saturday
1 July
2017

"You deserve to hear it straight so I'll just tell you straight. Looks like your ex-husband is gonna be the pick for the next Secretary of State." Buck tells her.

[Tallahassee News Station]

"That doesn't seem like a realistic assumption to me that one would not join. I'm not thinking that a Progressive candidate would bail me out, I think that they would be the favorite if they're not really off the rocker."

"Perhaps, but Samara was chair of the Democratic Progressive caucus. He sees himself as a 'pragmatic progressive', he agrees with most of the progressive platform. But certainly the progressive party on paper has the best chance of winning Massachusetts in a statewide election. However the Progressives also need to choose where to use their resources, and the Connecticut special election showed just how much effect vote splitting has. Carter is a great guy but he only won because of vote splitting, the left realizes this and it might be what they need to start coming together..." Anderson realizes he's trailing of a bit and waves his hand as if to dispel the topic "Regardless of all that I want to hear about your platform and why you think it will land in your state."

"Pragmatic progressive?" I don't think I've ever heard him use that phrase at all. So far he hasn't even been paying lip service to the Progressive label, which I think would only make one of their candidates stronger. I think I have a better chance if it's only the two of us."

"Immigration reform is the key promise of the policy part of my platform. The AFSA is also core and then this coming bill for maternity leave and child care. On a broader level I want to mobilize women. Massachusetts has never had a female Senator and our country and our party is ready for that. Samara's on record voting for sex selective abortions, and that's just honestly awful even outside of politics. Even pro choice voters want sex selective abortions banned and he's going to have to be held accountable for that. My next scheduled rallies are on AFSA and the economy and then the maternity leave and child care bill, and I'm going to be holding one encouraging young women to stand up and be leaders over any barriers they face. I think it's going to resonate."

[Tallahassee News Station]

Washington D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory
Number One Observatory Circle
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Saturday
1 July
2017

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"You deserve to hear it straight so I'll just tell you straight. Looks like your ex-husband is gonna be the pick for the next Secretary of State." Buck tells her.

Kristen kept her face still but she couldn't hide how long it took her to process the news she just got even after she was bracing herself. She finally managed to swallow and speak with a strained voice. "Why him?"

[Dentali]

"Perhaps, but Samara was chair of the Democratic Progressive caucus. He sees himself as a 'pragmatic progressive', he agrees with most of the progressive platform. But certainly the progressive party on paper has the best chance of winning Massachusetts in a statewide election. However the Progressives also need to choose where to use their resources, and the Connecticut special election showed just how much effect vote splitting has. Carter is a great guy but he only won because of vote splitting, the left realizes this and it might be what they need to start coming together..." Anderson realizes he's trailing of a bit and waves his hand as if to dispel the topic "Regardless of all that I want to hear about your platform and why you think it will land in your state."

"Pragmatic progressive?" I don't think I've ever heard him use that phrase at all. So far he hasn't even been paying lip service to the Progressive label, which I think would only make one of their candidates stronger. I think I have a better chance if it's only the two of us."

"Immigration reform is the key promise of the policy part of my platform. The AFSA is also core and then this coming bill for maternity leave and child care. On a broader level I want to mobilize women. Massachusetts has never had a female Senator and our country and our party is ready for that. Samara's on record voting for sex selective abortions, and that's just honestly awful even outside of politics. Even pro choice voters want sex selective abortions banned and he's going to have to be held accountable for that. My next scheduled rallies are on AFSA and the economy and then the maternity leave and child care bill, and I'm going to be holding one encouraging young women to stand up and be leaders over any barriers they face. I think it's going to resonate."

"Capitalizing on Women's Issues is a great idea. But as for abortion... Massachusetts is also the most pro choice state in the union" Anderson pointed out "Are you Pro-Choice?"

[Puertollano]

Charleston, West Virginia



The Medicare for All campaign was moving on, despite controversy surrounding Joh Stansky. It was the first scheduled rally of the Medicare for all Campaign and was expected to draw a crowd from the locals in West Virginia. Slightly less than half, according to polling, of the population supported the concept of universal healthcare. But - as part of Stansky's campaign, he sought to bring energy to West Virginia and bring around support for it (like he did in New Jersey).

"I've always held the belief of treating the working people of our country right. This is unfortunately not the reality on the ground in my state, New Jersey, it isn't the reality in West Virginia, not Illinois, not Michigan or Pennsylvania. It's because we have a distinct disconnect between the rich and the poor - the people and the elected officials in Washington D.C. It is this difference that makes our elected officials apathetic to real change , because even if they do have humble origins, they soon forget what it is like to work full-time yet still not affording the prices of living. It's that reason that we do not have simple things, such as a living wage and Medicare for All. But today, I want to focus on Medicare for All because it is something we need today in America.

I've held the opinion for my entire life that a person's standard of living should not depend on the size of the wallet or purse. Citizens of the United States of America deserve better than that, rather than a dog-eat-dog world, we need a world where the lowest in society are given a helping hand. It's easy for our mainstream politicians to attack the working class of our country, and they frequently do, because they are punching down. It's simple to punch down and immoral to punch down. What they will never do is punch up; target the big business and big banks that continue to screw us over. The same is applied to Medicare for All. The punch down on us when we cannot afford our insurance, or medication costs. I want to send a message to these crooks: Start punching up or we are going to kick you out of your elected office!

An honest fact in the U.S. today is that thousands die yearly from being unable to afford their medication or treatment, even for easily curable illness. This is something I would expect from Somalia, not the States. I believe, and we should all believe, that everyone deserves free and quality healthcare in West Virginia. Everyone attending this rally today and beyond - from Alaska to Maine. I don't care how much money they have for medical expenses, they shouldn't have to pay a nickel because healthcare should be a right of all Americans. Medicare for all Americans. We have a lot of work to do if we want to get this done, we've got to battle big pharma and other large corporate entities wanting to keep its' profit margin climbing.

Big Pharma works on a brand of misconception, lying. We need to break through the corporate propaganda to bring healthcare to the people, so I am going to debunk a few lies here. Medicare for All will not mean the government takeover of your doctors. What Medicare for All is asking for is a national insurance fund, payed for by the government so that when you arrive to your local doctors, you tap your Medicare Card and you don't pay a cent. There's no enslavement of any doctors, it's simply free healthcare. Another lie is that it will be too expensive: Wrong! My Medicare for All plan will save the government billions in the five year period because we'll be cutting out the middleman that has been robbing our tax dollars.

Our campaign will target the biggest liars who are paid by Big Pharma to spew these lies. I want the Medicare for All PAC to help oust these corrupt fools who continue to take big corporate money and pretend that they represent us. It's clear they represent who is paying for them. It's a big corrupt game and we aren't allowed in it. So, it's time we have a political movement to kick them once and for all and replace them with people who will take the mantle of Medicare for All and do the right thing for West Virginia, and the United States of America. Time is of the essence, the longer we wait, the more people are burdened into debt from their medical payments and more people die.

Medicare for All is something we need and we need a movement of popular will to take this to Washington D.C. First, however, we need to rally the support of working class people across the nation. We need the West Virginian spirit to help us take on the swamp and ensure that no people we know have to die. I ask for everyone to donate, if you can afford to, to sign up to volunteer to the campaign. We have one opportunity for Medicare for All, and we must take it. Now, let's go and win ourselves free, quality healthcare."

[Puertollano]

Joh Stansky @GiveJohaGo! The time for Medicare for All is now, not later, now. Just held a rally in Charleston where the locals told me that is it's long overdue for justice in the economy. Your healthcare shouldn't depend on the size of your wallet. Simple stuff.

[Prolieum]

Calvin Reed
@POTUS

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The nomination of Governor Julie Mondale to the position of Ambassador to the United Nations has been presented to the Senate, where I hope we will see a swift but thorough hearing process.

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Calvin Reed
@POTUS

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We expect to present a successor to Admiral Bell at Secretary of State the Senate shortly, and intend to honor his legacy by remaining committed to an America that follows the path of peace through strength, and strength through peace.

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[Puertollano]

Reddit, First Lady AMA

u/GiveJohaGo

Hello, Joh Stansky here. A recent poll has said that 70% of the population support my Medicare for All plan, which would guarantee healthcare for all Americans no matter the size of their paycheck. Do you support this as well?

[Prolieum]

r/IAmA

u/AubreyMaeReed
Is that the one where you spend more money on more people and it all costs less? Sounds great to me, but I think reality has a veto.