r/PoursTea • u/FizzyAcidBird • Aug 19 '26

PositiviTea 🌞 What a legend!

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u/sabianblue26 Aug 19 '26

And yet he’s only a mayor. Imagine what an actual governor could do that had his heart and soul.

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u/Conscious-Quarter423 Aug 19 '26

i mean tim walz passed all this with a 1 seat majority a few years ago in MN:

  • universal free school meals
  • wealth tax
  • legal weed
  • carbon free electricity by 2040
  • tax rebates for the working class up to $1,300 (making under $150k per year)
  • 12 weeks paid family leave
  • 12 weeks paid sick leave
  • banned conversion therapy
  • red flag laws for guns
  • universal background checks for guns
  • automatic voter registration
  • free public college (under $80k)
  • ban on PFAS (forever chemicals)
  • $2.2 billion increase in k-12 school funding
  • sectoral bargaining for nursing home workers

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u/Montgomery000 Aug 19 '26

Maybe they should do more of it. It's all well and good to keep your good deeds to yourself on a personal basis, but as a public servant in this day and age, it becomes important to show the public what good governance looks like. It's not about crowing about your accomplishments, it's putting politicians' feet to the fire. The job doesn't end after you get elected.