California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is running in hopes of being elected the state’s next governor in November, has some thoughts about “basic human rights”:
Clean air.
Clean water.
Food to feed your family.
Healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt you.
An education that prepares you for the future.
An affordable, safe place to call home.
These should not be outlandish ideas.
These should be basic human rights.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 15, 2018
Many called BS on Newsom:
https://twitter.com/twisterwoman88/status/1029743490534723586
No, basic human rights don't require work from other people, except in the case of children requiring to be cared for by their parents. These aren't even basic human requirements for survival. https://t.co/xJIbBWXSJ4
— Kurt Edward Clothier (@Kurt_E_Clothier) August 15, 2018
At some point, you run out of other people’s money.
That’s when you turn to forced labor at the point of a gun. https://t.co/oFl0L9juwj— Flyover Rube (@jswilt) August 15, 2018
If food, health care, education, and housing are all "basic human rights," what business do farmers, medical professionals, educators, and construction workers/property owners have charging for those things? Everything for the state, everything from the state. https://t.co/drTHgJtALS
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) August 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/JSBach1801/status/1029749875976622081
As with many California progressive politicians, some priority problems were spotted:
Translation:
My city is awash in needles and feces.
People can't afford to live here.
I support raising taxes on the young and working people.
We're mired in poverty and inequality.
Our schools suck.
Let's keep doing what we've been doing, but more. https://t.co/03bVZBkshe
— Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) August 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1029742630492680193
The city Newsom used to be mayor of has it covered:
San Francisco launching #PoopPatrol to clean up streets of human feces https://t.co/3bvSJe7bDv
— RT (@RT_com) August 15, 2018
But they’ve got the plastic straw problem handled, thanks in no small part to the high priorities set by state progressives like Newsom.