What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe?

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9. I think it is all pretty out in the open -

As much as I would advocate for Elizabeth or Hillary to be our next president (in terms of picking a person who is likely to be least hostile to women - as many know that is on my mind lately) - there is a larger problem here that we discuss daily in the socialist group:

Global capital is driving development in our world. Repugs are just out for profit - that is crystal clear. They keep the masses busy with God and guns while they plunder. Dems on the other hand are a little more people friendly on the surface but they are still playing ball with global capital. Jobs are being moved to cheaper areas and other cities left in shambles (see Detroit). We may be raising boats in some areas, but in others they are sinking. Dems are better (my opinion) at trying to extend the unemployment, retrain etc. Generally they try to make it a softer transition. But both parties are interested in keeping capitalism alive because they also are profiting off it. And too many people are falling in the cracks along the way.

How could this change? (1) Revolution (2) Redistribution via Taxes

Obviously most of us would rather see #2. Countries in Europe see all this happen and some have proposed minimum incomes. That is probably the best approach because there are not enough jobs for everyone in some areas. So I would advocate massive regulation and taxation on multinational corporations. The billionaires who ultimately run these multinationals have been plundering long enough and have so much influence that the corporations are considered people. That is wrong and needs to be reversed. We either rein them in (and we do it with threats of complete nationalization of major industries if they won't comply) or suffer the continuing consequences.