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https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/elizabeth-warren-tech-antitrust-listen-up-jerks.html
Elizabeth Warren Is Going to Keep Dumping Big and Interesting Ideas on You Friggin Dolts Until You Pay Attention
By Ben Mathis-Lilley
March 08, 2019
2:56 PM
On Friday, Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren introduced a plan to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google on the grounds that they are monopolies. Its only the latest detailed policy proposal (detailed by early-stages-of-a-presidential-primary standards, at least) that shes released or reintroduced since announcing in January that she was considering a run. Others:
The creation of a federal system for funding locally run child care providers that would guarantee that no one in the U.S. has to spend more than 7 percent of their household income on child care.
An annual 2 or 3 percent wealth tax on fortunes larger than $50 million.
While obviously not everyone on the left thinks these proposals are perfect, Warrens plans have generally gotten good reviews from advocates and wonks. Shes also become the first 2020 candidate to declare that, in addition to not accepting corporate donations, she wont do big-donor fundraisers or private donor-fundraising calls. Unfortunately for her, none of this has helped her position in the polls that much. Shes averaging 7 percent in early surveys, which is good in the sense that it puts her fourth (behind Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris) in a field of like a billion people, but not good in the sense that 7 percent is not a high number of percents, especially for someone who is already fairly well-known as a national figure. Warren has done some well-received events on the ground in Iowa, but shell have to continue to work to translate her wonk energy into emotional/narrative/personality-oriented appeal if shes going to have a chance to win.
In other words, maybe all you slack-jawed dopes could look up from your Instagram Stories about Pete Davidson to listen to Elizabeth Warren for a second, eh?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BeyondGeography
(39,345 posts)I love that.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Ohiogal
(31,901 posts)I just changed my preference to Elizabeth Warren.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)And Trump would still be selling steaks. For whatever reason, the best leader is usually not the smartest woman in the room. It's the person who can make the smart woman's ideas happen.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
WheelWalker
(8,954 posts)Elizabeth Warren to my choice for second place on the ticket.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
crazytown
(7,277 posts)Go Liz!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
CrossingTheRubicon
(731 posts)brain-power, intellect, and mastery of policy on her end.
She is a huge asset to our party.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueWI
(1,736 posts)And it's great for these ideas to get visibility going into 2020. Development of a legislative agenda to promote and pursue is a critical and neglected step towards winning the presidency and getting big things done.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Gothmog
(144,905 posts)Last edited Sat Mar 9, 2019, 12:53 AM - Edit history (1)
This is a well thought out proposal.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden