American - Politician | August 2, 1990 -
The first time I saw my father, he was chained. Gone was the mirage of the invincible man, the man who would protect me once I found him. At the age of 12, I finally saw my father - in an orange jumpsuit, looking weak and vulnerable.
Michael Tubbs
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In our economic structure, the people who work the hardest oftentimes make the least. I know migrant farm workers who do back-breaking labor every day, or Uber drivers and Lyft drivers who drive 10 to 12 hours a day in traffic. You can't be lazy doing that kind of work.
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We're not just designed just to work all day and run a rat race. We're designed to be in community, to volunteer, to vote, to raise our kids. And I think the more inputs and investments we can give in people to do those things, the better off we are as a community.
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It's important to invest in our kids who are going to go to college or community college or a trade school.
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I know, for me, I want to live in a community where people's basic needs are met.
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I fully support accountability and transparency.
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Government can't do everything, but there is a role for government and smart policy, especially in equalizing opportunities for folks.
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Work does have some value and some dignity, but I don't think working 14 hours and not being able to pay your bills, or working two jobs and not being able - there's nothing inherently dignified about that.
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I tell people all the time, the status quo is so untenable to me. Like, literally, I have no patience for it.
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For whatever reason, in this country we have a very interesting relationship with poverty, where we think people in poverty are bad people.
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In college, I was so blessed to have relationships with those who did the civil rights movement.
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Growing up, I read all three of Frederick Douglass' autobiographies by the time I was 12.
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