Deleted Tweets From Joel Funk, D-Ill.
Joel Funk's accounts: Funk4Congress
Tracked Between: September 02, 2019-November 07, 2020
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
Capital is fluid. Trade is global. Currency values fluctuate. Governments do not dictate the values of assets or the exchange of goods and services. We dictate them by our participation in the marketplace.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
It was said that my perception of our ballooning national debt is a threat to our national security meant I wasn’t a real democrat, which is laughable considering the last time we had a budget surplus was during a democratic presidency.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
Here’s the reality. The debt doesn’t matter until it does. It hasn’t mattered for decades, but historical returns are never a guarantee of future outcomes.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
Capital is fluid. Trade is global. Currency values fluctuate. Governments do not dictate the values of assets or the exchange of goods and services. We dictate them by our participation in the marketplace.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
It won’t matter how much credit the Fed creates. It won’t matter how many trillions of dollars in bonds the treasury sells to feed government spending.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
"What we're seeing at the moment with the dollar, bond yields and gold are macro trades of concern - not just about the coronavirus but also about the fiscal cliff in the U.S.”
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
It is also showing us in real time that Modern Monetary Theory is a fanciful dream and those that want to employ it lack vision grounded in reality.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
You want to reduce the national debt? Do deficits really matter? I was asked those questions while campaigning. Some were shocked that I want to reign in out of control deficit spending. https://t.co/nrCRG5pE5R https://t.co/HijtoHJsdP via @YahooFinance
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
The dollar is an asset. It has value, because we believe it has value. What happens when confidence in that asset wanes? What happens when foreign markets, investors, and governments take their business elsewhere and engage in commerce with assets like gold instead of the dollar?
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
The pandemic is changing much about how we live our lives. It is changing economies, disrupting markets, concentrating wealth, and putting on display the limitations of government and why centrally managed economies fail.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
It is also showing us in real time that Modern Monetary Theory is a fanciful dream and those that want to employ it lack vision grounded in reality.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
"What we're seeing at the moment with the dollar, bond yields and gold are macro trades of concern - not just about the coronavirus but also about the fiscal cliff in the U.S.”
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
You want to reduce the national debt? Do deficits really matter? I was asked those questions while campaigning. Some were shocked that I want to reign in out of control deficit spending. https://t.co/nrCRG5pE5R
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
GOLD $2,000: Precious metal surges to record high as dollar falls https://t.co/HijtoHJsdP via @YahooFinance
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
It was great to receive this in the mail yesterday. Sharing information, bringing resources to her constituents, providing contact information to lift up her entire district regardless of zip-code, this is what leadership looks like. I’m proud to be represented by @GreenwoodRep. https://t.co/UDEipIod1w
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
It was great to receive this in the mail yesterday. Sharing information, bringing resources to her constituents, providing contact information to lift up her entire district regardless of zip-code, this is what leadership looks like. I’m proud to be represented by @GreenwoodRep. https://t.co/j1EKMpOqdt
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
It was great to receive this in the mail yesterday. Sharing information, bringing resources to her constituents, providing contact information to lift up her entire district regardless of zip-code, this is what leadership looks like. I’m proud to be represented by @GreenwoodRep. https://t.co/MlFEUrUwe4
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
The turnaround was about a week from application to approval. Applications and supporting documents can be submitted via email too.
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
I was just approved for a $150 grant through the Ameren Illinois Military Support (AIMS) program. If you are an Ameren Illinois electric customer and an active duty service member or disabled veteran you need to click the link below and apply. https://t.co/hZa9ifWjiV https://t.co/GxD6cIGaoW
Funk4Congress (D-Ill.)
@Funk4Congress
His actions altered the course of history for the better. The best waves he cast will continue to ripple through time long after we to are gone.