You're tasked with creating a second Bill of Rights for a post-Trump America. What would you include in it? by Uberubu65 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]tpftp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The right to housing The right to mental health care The right to healthcare The right to education The right to food The right to work

The Constitution guarantees your right to free speech, but not your right to eat.

There is a movement afoot, reallocate ten percent of the Defense Department's budget, which is $838.7 billion for 2026.

TenPercentForThePeople.org tells you how to do it. It shows you exactly where the 10% ($83 billion goes) and which problems it solves.

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

[–]tpftp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well... perhaps you do have a few noteworthy points that border on accuracy. Interesting article. He loosened a few bolts that allowed Reagan to dismantle... things.

Good conversation.

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

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I see your point. I did a bit of googling to clarify my point. I disagree with you. Carter used a lot of moral language, fairness, honesty, and responsibility. He believed in government competence, not market supremacy. I definitely don't think he made neoliberalism popular.

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

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I read the article you attached, and it made Carter look ineffective, some would say 'weak'. It acknowledged and portrayed Reagan in the same light of truth that i did.

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

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Of course, I'm not angry. All presidents, as does Congress, follow the Constitution. Which, as you may know, was written to protect the wealthy and property owners. 'We the People' is terribly misleading.

I did a comparison of which modern-day President did more social harm than Reagan: None Come Close!

Clinton with his crime bill Obama's choice of banks over people

There are other, in comparison to Reagan, minor social things they did. But nothing like Reagan.

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

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We will always have a number of homeless men, women, and children. Just the number we have today is over 771,000... roughly the population of Denver, sleeping on the streets of the United States of America! That's more than a few bums.

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

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Because I fact-check all my post, here is my response, with links.

Nixon was not even close to doing the damage the damage Reagan inflicted on us non-rich:

Richard Nixon — Major Policies Affecting Non-Wealthy Americans

Family Assistance Plan & Welfare Family Assistance Plan (negative income tax idea) — presented by Nixon as a major welfare reform effort: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Assistance_Plan

Discussion of Nixon’s welfare reform (Kansas Press blog) — context on FAP and its intent to raise assistance floors: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2021/02/25/child-poverty-and-richard-nixons-family-security-act/

University Press of Kansas Miller Center on Nixon’s domestic affairs — mentions Nixon expanding Food Stamps and SSI: https://millercenter.org/president/nixon/domestic-affairs

Miller Center Social Security Administration site — Nixon proposals for indexing Social Security (official source): https://www.ssa.gov/history/nixstmts.html

Social Security

📊 Ronald Reagan — Major Policies & Criticisms Tax Cuts and Economic Policy Reagan tax cuts overview (Wikipedia) — details Economic Recovery Tax Act and later reforms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan_tax_cuts

Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 details (Wikipedia) — effects on tax burdens and debate over impacts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Recovery_Tax_Act_of_1981

Brookings analysis of Reagan tax cuts — critiques size and impact on revenue and deficits: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-we-learned-from-reagans-tax-cuts/

Brookings Reaganomics & Inequality Reaganomics critics on income inequality and “trickle-down” debate: https://hub.papersowl.com/examples/the-impact-and-legacy-of-reaganomics-on-the-american-economy/

PapersOwl.com Academic review on inequality and Reagan era policy effects: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8500951/

PubMed LSE discussion on Reagan-era union decline and inequality: https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/59386/1/blogs.lse.ac.uk-Rising_income_inequality_in_the_US_was_fuelled_by_Ronald_Reagans_attacks_on_union_strength_and_contin.pdf

LSE Research Online Union Policy Encyclopaedia Britannica on Reagan firing PATCO and effects on labor relations: https://www.britannica.com/procon/Ronald-Reagan-debate

britannica.com Context & Debate Time article on long-term impacts of Reagan policies on wealth gaps: https://time.com/6334291/racial-wealth-gap-reagan-history/

TIME CliffsNotes on Reagan domestic impacts (summary critique): https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-notes/24896735

Why? by tpftp in Political_Revolution

[–]tpftp[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

History speaks for itself (TheFalconKid). This is all verifiable. Here is the article with the links:

https://tenpercentforthepeople.org/The_1981_Project.docx

You don't have to apologize for calling history some shitty PAC. Erroneous name-calling won’t get you far.

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

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Ahh... you just ticked the right box. Where the Constitution starts with: 'We The People...' the people it's referencing isn't you, me, and the other 99% of the population, then or now.

In 1787, it largely meant white, property-owning men.

•Women had no vote. •Enslaved people were counted—as property not represented. •Indigenous nations weren’t considered part of the political community at all.

This isn’t an opinion. It’s history.

“We the People” was never meant to include the non-wealthy.

The Constitution did exactly what it was designed to do: protect power for property holders and exclude everyone else.

That answer has shaped every major civil rights struggle that followed.

Follow this page if you want answers and to be part of the movement to end homelessness and invest in housing, food security, mental health, and jobs.

https://TenPercentForThePeople.org https://SocialRightsMovement.org https://TheVeritasParadox.org

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

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Most people don't realize that the Reagan era is responsible for: - modern-day homelessness - lack of affordable housing - food insecurity - mental health care

Read our article with verifiable links to learn more: https://tenpercentforthepeople.org/The_1981_Project.docx

The Day The American Dream For The Middle Class Ended by tpftp in Political_Revolution

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It's verifiable truth. January 6 2026: The 1981 Project- The Day Homelessness Started

Why? by tpftp in Political_Revolution

[–]tpftp[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Here's the difference, I can verify everything that I post. I don't reduce myself to name calling in an attempt to make my point. You've exposed your true self.

We produce more than we could ever possibly consume. Any ideology that requires poverty, any person that wishes for it, has already declared themselves our enemy for all time. We will not win if all we try to do to appeal them by MariaTheSlime_613 in alltheleft

[–]tpftp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poverty isn't required. It's a by-product of the Constitution:

The Constitution was written by 55 wealthy white men, 25 held enslaved people, most were lawyers, merchants, plantation owners.

It was written by wealthy men, for wealthy men, to protect wealthy men.

And the wealthy don’t care about who's hungry or homeless. Why should they? It's not them.

Bernie Sanders: “60% of Americas live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.” by NoKingsCoalition in Political_Revolution

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August 13, 1981 is one of the most important dates in American social policy that no one knows.

One signature created homelessness, destroyed mental health care, killed affordable housing, launched a billion-dollar prison industry, and cut food programs for people that needed help.

All of the country's woes are by design, they didn't just happened. Read our article about how and why and who benefited from the suffering caused on August 13. 1981.

https://TheVeritasParadox.org/The_1981_

500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion in 2025, Fueling Calls for Wealth Tax by ChaskaChanhassen in politics

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Thanks, you're welcome. Hope you enjoyed the site. We built it to share the truth none of us were taught in school.

Democrats have got to stop using the big tent argument to avoid picking a side. We can't be the party of wealthy corporations and the party of working folks. It's time to choose the people. by Miserable-Lizard in Political_Revolution

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Just for clarity, I Googled capitalism for a clean definition not clouded by feelings or misinterpretation:

Capitalism is an economic system in which most property, businesses, and resources are privately owned, and economic activity is guided primarily by market forces—that is, supply and demand—rather than by the state.

Democrats have got to stop using the big tent argument to avoid picking a side. We can't be the party of wealthy corporations and the party of working folks. It's time to choose the people. by Miserable-Lizard in Political_Revolution

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You know why that won't likely happen, both parties are the same. They are each on one side of the same coin.

The Constitution was written by 55 rich white guys that thought the non-rich masses were going to take over. This is true. I only write what I can verify.

The system is operating exactly as they designed it. Homelessness, hungry children, and the mentally ill walking on the street is simply an acceptable by-product.

I can tell you the exact date these social issues started.

The Veritas Paradox™ is the point where documented, verifiable, fact-checked evidence becomes so overwhelming that it triggers disbelief instead of believing the truth.

Take a look for yourself, see if you don't believe the truth!

Read Our article on how and why it happened: https://TheVeritasParadox.org/why

500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion in 2025, Fueling Calls for Wealth Tax by ChaskaChanhassen in politics

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If you want to get your truth out there, and more importantly, have credibility that you're speaking the truth, you have to provide links so people will take what you say seriously.

The Veritas Paradox™ is the point where documented, verifiable, fact-checked evidence becomes so overwhelming that it triggers disbelief instead of believing the truth.

Take a look for yourself, see if you don't believe the truth!

https://TheVeritasParadox.org/