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> Sorry you don't trust government; citizens are who decide how government runs.

Yeah... That's really not how it works here in the US, especially when it comes to healthcare. Corporate interests decide how the government runs healthcare.




I've maxed out my FEC contributions to Bernie Sanders' campaign, have made significant donations to a PAC that supports Medicare For All, and am working towards running for office. I'm doing my part. I just ask that others make an attempt to do what they can.

Progress is a function of effort, not time. Things do not get better simply because a second hand tics by.


I'm also donating to Bernie's campaign, and... none of those other things because I'm starting a business hah... But I get it - we've gotta push forward with trying to be part of the solution.

The problem is we can play by the rules all we want, but it's just not effective at all if the guy at the top can blatantly break the law in the public eye and get away with it laughing. We've got an entire party successfully subverting just about everything I was sold in my highschool government classes as a "functioning democracy".


Political activism and starting a business are very similar :) Head down, eyes forward on the prize. Don't waste time on people dragging you down. Long road ahead. Best of luck with your startup, I wish you much success.




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