The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) October 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Republicans are spreading lies about the Medicaid work requirements in their budget bill. Here are the facts: -The majority of Medicaid recipients who can work are already working -Work requirements do not increase employment -Access to affordable healthcare, like Medicaid, does Know the truth.
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Cohn: "Tariffs are highly regressive. Meaning that poorer people end up paying a disproportionate percentage of the tariffs."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Republicans are like, "We want to raise the retirement age and cut social security so seniors have to work into their 80s but also we're cutting child care and you can just rely on grandma for that."
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) September 5, 2024
This is all code for, "Fuck you, you're poor." https://t.co/9772xlD56R
I am sick and tired of trickle-down economics. It has never worked.
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 20, 2022
We're building an economy from the bottom up and middle out.
NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia https://t.co/gtHvhNsnuT
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) September 16, 2022
Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people.
A thread: pic.twitter.com/fXFsULsrQ3
Weekly reminder: there is no labor shortage. There is a shortage of jobs that treat workers with dignity and an excess of corporate greed. https://t.co/OZQzOPaeqc
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 14, 2022
Trickle Down Economics is code for pissing on the poor.
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) September 9, 2022
They called it “trickle down economics” because the they realized “piss on the poor” would turn on too much of the GOP.
— Steve Hofstetter (@SteveHofstetter) August 17, 2022
Trump plan for the homeless: Open up large parcels of inexpensive land in the outer reaches of the city… create thousands and thousands of high quality tents pic.twitter.com/Jj3VNSIdBq
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 26, 2022
🚨Christian in America is:
— 𝐓𝐢𝐦🇺🇸#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 ®™️ (@MstrKnowItAll) July 10, 2022
👉Jesus replaced by Trump
👉Hate the poor and sick
👉Hate your neighbor
👉Worship money and rich people
👉Profit riches on earth in Jesus name
What would Satan do?
What Christians in America are doing.
If you are not a wealthy white Christian extreme-right-leaning Republican male and you are thinking America is an increasingly hostile environment for you and things are likely to get much much worse...you're paying attention.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) June 27, 2022
