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Garrett78

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12. The problem is there are many states that won't provide additional. They'll provide far less.
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 12:39 PM
Sep 2018

My issue with Marshall, as I stated in an earlier post, is that he is cherry-picking what he thinks should and what he thinks shouldn't fall within the purview of the federal government. With his only explanation being that which crosses borders.

When it comes to health care (which includes reproductive health) and public education (including post-secondary) and wages and voting (including a ban on gerrymandering), the federal government needs to set a minimum that ensures affordable access and a living wage and voting rights for every single person in the country. If local governments go above and beyond, great. But those things can't be left up to local and state governments. I don't take the view that the people of such and such red state deserve what they get.

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