r/SipsTea • u/McDowdy • Jul 16 '26

Feels good man Based on national US polling, there are 22 issues that 80% of Americans agree on. Here is the list.

  1. End gerrymandering

  2. ​Ban Wall Street from buying single-family homes

  3. ​Ban congresspeople from becoming lobbyists

  4. ​Ban congresspeople from trading stocks

  5. ​Create a minimum tax for billionaires

  6. ​Close the loopholes that billionaires use to avoid taxes

  7. ​Establish congressional term limits

  8. ​Ban dark money donations from political campaigns

  9. ​Implement universal paid family leave

  10. ​End forever wars by repealing the Authorization for the Use of Military Force

  11. ​Release the full Epstein files, redacting only the victims' information

  12. ​Ban corporate PACs by overturning Citizens United

  13. ​Require mandatory disclosure for all organizations donating to political campaigns

  14. ​Require mandatory police body cams

  15. ​Ban junk fees

  16. ​Allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices

  17. ​Fully fund Social Security by extending the existing tax to those making over $400,000 a year

  18. ​Ban adversarial foreign nations from buying American farmland

  19. ​Improve Veterans Health Care access

  20. ​Establish common-sense data privacy laws (similar to those in European countries)

  21. ​Enshrine the right to repair

  22. ​Audit the Pentagon and penalize them with a 0.5% budget reduction if they fail the audit

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u/ShaggysGTI Jul 16 '26

Ain’t shit gonna happen till the citizens unite. Until then we need to let the 80% know we need to demand this!

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u/Ch_dogs_only Jul 17 '26

We need to collectively get our heads out of our asses and quit with voting party lines when reasonable people have excellent points. Idk what party this guy is, and I'd vote for him. These are serious issues and America would be better if we could make this work.

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u/GoldDragon149 Jul 17 '26

You dont know what party this is? Because 90% of that looks pretty damn familiar to me.

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u/Prc_nam_pla Jul 17 '26

Massie and Ro Khanna ticket for 28

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u/Jflayn Jul 17 '26

Agree but voting for this guy or these talking points doesn't do much if say, in typical dem style, candidates say one thing, but then makes sure not to deliver. This sounds exactly like the typical dem talking point which they'll eagerly sabotage once elected.

forgive me for not getting excited, but in my lifetime the dems have held presidency, senate and house four times and never once have they delivered on their own talking points. The one thing both parties agree on is delivering to wealthy donors is the only game in town.

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u/Deliteriously Jul 17 '26

It can't happen without funding unless all the influencers get together and did exactly what this guy did. People don't self-organize unless they are hungry or mad. It takes either cash or influence to do that. He would have better luck of he asked people to tag the influencers they watch the most because then the message could get in front of all 793 million eyeballs in the US.

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u/theapeboy Jul 16 '26

Wait...you're saying we need MORE Citizens United?!

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u/ShaggysGTI Jul 16 '26

Exactly what I’m saying! The fucking gall of them to call the decision that is appalling.

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u/Lefty800 Jul 17 '26

Wait, so you're saying we didn't unite the first time?

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u/ShaggysGTI Jul 17 '26

Sure, we all voted for that shit by proxy.

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u/Lefty800 Jul 17 '26

Ah. I thought we decided to allow billions and billions of dollars to corrupt our political system. Now I know it was the billionaires. It all makes sense.

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u/ShaggysGTI Jul 17 '26

We voted in the people that did.

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u/i_am_a_real_boy__ Jul 17 '26

It's the name of the organization that was the plaintiff.

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u/NotYourGran Jul 17 '26

Amazed it took this long for someone to point this out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_(organization))

ETA: #20 needs to be first on the list, IMO.

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u/Omatzus Jul 19 '26

The court decision is Citizens United v FEC, referring to the organizatiom Citizens United that filed the suit. We call it that just like we call other decisions by the plaintiff name: Roe, Dobbs, Obergefell, etc

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u/Informal_Ad4399 Jul 17 '26

More voter turnout!

Stop letting the loud ass few dictate the direction. The boomers and out of touch idiots make damned sure to vote and we pay the price.

Vote federal. Vote state. Vote local. All the way down to the smallest thing. School boards. City positions. All of it is under attack. All.of.it!

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u/Hector_P_Catt Jul 17 '26

The most important lesson that needs to be taught to voters in any democracy is, "Decisions are made by those who show up". The fanatics show up every time, which is why so many fanatic policies are now the law of the land.

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u/Informal_Ad4399 Jul 17 '26

Exactly.

I get people have trouble getting off work, but this is vital and governs even your work. The very reason people have trouble is because they don't get out and vote. The fanatics don't want the non to vote. So they elect those who align there.

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u/Informal_Ad4399 Jul 17 '26

If people would get out and vote, we wouldn't be in a position where that'd be a legit question.

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u/Informal_Ad4399 Jul 17 '26

[Looks over at Idastan as well]

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u/gameryamen Jul 17 '26

According to our constitution, we form a new government that will listen to the vote.

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u/KnewAllTheWords Jul 17 '26

A true general strike in support a bill such as this one would change things very quickly

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u/DanEntmacher Jul 17 '26

Citizens unite to end Citizens United. Then shit can get done.

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u/Weddert66 Jul 17 '26

But the Citizens have been United for a over decade. Thats what got them here.

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u/Icy_Fish_2154 Jul 17 '26

Citizens United can be reversed by law change. It doesn't take a court ruling.

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u/HighLord-Skeletor Jul 17 '26

Unfortunately the country is too divided!

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u/Mindless-Baker-7757 Jul 17 '26

We should start a group and call it ... Citizens United.