LESSONS WE NEED TO LEARN FROM THE PANDEMIC OF 2020

I truly hope that, once this pandemic is behind us and we are trying to return to some sense of normalcy, that we and our elected officials pause to think about what we've learned in this trial by fire. The lessons are many. Here are just a few:

• every person in the United States should have health care, without having to worry about how to pay for it; 
• every working person should receive a living wage, paid sick leave, affordable child care, and paid vacation;
• ​every person in America should live in a clean environment, including air and water - think about what cities look like during the pandemic;
• ​the United States should have a modern, efficient and fast system of commuter and long-distance rail service in and between urban areas, and also serving rural communities;
• ​the fossil fuel economy must end and be replaced by one based on sustainable energy sources;
• the wealth gap in America needs to be drastically narrowed and the standard of living raised for all Americans
• a college education would be available for free, or affordable, and existing student debt  should be cancelled;
• the United States should have a reasonable and comprehensive immigration program, and undocumented people now in the country, as well as the "Dreamers," should have a clear path to citizenship.

And more....

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