The Moral Decline of Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna, once viewed as a principled but ideologically flawed politician, is now criticized for embracing extreme economic policies to advance his presidential ambitions. He has championed a national 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires and a $25 hourly minimum wage, proposals that critics argue ignore economic realities and alienate his former Silicon Valley allies. The article portrays Khanna as increasingly willing to adopt radical positions and align with controversial figures to gain favor within the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
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The Moral Decline of Ro Khanna David Strom 7:20 PM | April 30, 2026 AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Patrick Tehan Ro Khanna is a smart guy. And, I used to think, a decent man with bad ideas. Now I see that he is just a smart guy with a lust for power and a willingness to sacrifice the well-being of his fellow citizens, create unnecessary divisions in society, and lie to everybody's faces just to have a long-shot chance to become President of the United States. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); The average McDonalds restaurant takes in ~$4million/yr in revenue.They spend ~$2 million in non payroll operating expenses.Raising the minimum wage to $25/hr would give each of the…
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