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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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47. Depends on the balance of power in Congress.

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 01:19 PM

Oct 2014

I think, for instance, that we could wrap part of it up in patriotism, cost savings, and lowered tax burden.

If the government owned the factories that manufactured the ammunition, weaponry, vehicles, and so on used by the military, surely there would be major cost savings to the government, slashing defense spending without ever degrading the capabilities of the troops.

From there we could go into office and other supplies used by government at all levels.

In any other sector, government would have to be competitive - states or municipalities could run businesses, but they would have to be self-sufficient. They wouldn't be propped up by taxpayer money. Indeed, they would be used to provide profits to allow for the reduction of taxes on the general public.

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how representative of the Democratic Party is DU? [View all] YoungDemCA Oct 2014 OP

4. i think we are what the party would be if elections were publicly funded. unblock Oct 2014 #1

Maybe a two or a three Fumesucker Oct 2014 #2

+1. I no longer get bothered by topics here that once did. closeupready Oct 2014 #9

Very representative. antiquie Oct 2014 #3

This is an interesting question el_bryanto Oct 2014 #4

7. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #5

Ideologically, probably 6-7 n2doc Oct 2014 #6

A rather complicated question, actually. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #7

A mirror image of my experience here in the east central part of the state. Scuba Oct 2014 #17

That's quite interesting. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #25

Yes, the right is well represented here, but I find those on the left to be far left ... Scuba Oct 2014 #50

Then I totally misunderstood what you meant by a "mirror image." Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #62

I'm more experienced in the former than the latter whatthehey Oct 2014 #8

+1,001 ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #23

Wouldn't fixing income inequality most help Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #28

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #57

I actually have no idea what Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #68

IOW = In Other Words ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #73

Hm Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #79

It's changing a bit for me. whatthehey Oct 2014 #63

That's honest and I suspect, to a degree, valid. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #66

I think it's fairly representative of the activist base. Maybe an 8 there. Marr Oct 2014 #10

depends on where you are from. du is somewhat right of my friends but probably far left La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #11

Most Democrats in the general population are largely out of touch with reality. Zorra Oct 2014 #12

6.48317 gopiscrap Oct 2014 #13

Exactly Dirty Socialist Oct 2014 #61

I got 6.4832, but I rounded up. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #67

Nothing like a bunch of smart asses on DU gopiscrap Oct 2014 #80

Guilty as charged. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #81

3 - absolutely no higher (n/t) leftynyc Oct 2014 #14

I like pi tk2kewl Oct 2014 #15

Mmmmm..... Pi! FrodosPet Oct 2014 #44

If you mean rank and file consistent Democratic voters - probably about 5-6. Just look around Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #16

A fair number of DUers advocate government ownership/control of the means of production? merrily Oct 2014 #20

Tony Blair calls himself a socialist and so do the leaders of most left parties in the rest of the Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #24

It's bad enough when the right uses the word incorrectly. The left should use it correctly. merrily Oct 2014 #31

that is not what the word has meant all over the world to the vast majority of people who call Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #33

Dictionaries are updated just about yearly; wiki just about daily, maybe even hourly. merrily Oct 2014 #34

I call myself a socialist the same way the leaders of most left parties in the western democratic Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #36

What you call yourself does not tell me what you think the correct definition of the word is. merrily Oct 2014 #37

Oxford Dictionary: Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #40

Again, how do you think it benefits the left to equate regulation with socialism? merrily Oct 2014 #41

I use the term that is used by leftwing people and even most center-left people in almost Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #43

Again, how you use the word does not answer the questions I asked. merrily Oct 2014 #45

I do (advocate such), but I don't see a lot of others advocating such. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #30

Thanks, Erich. I don't see a lot of it on DU, either. merrily Oct 2014 #42

Depends on the balance of power in Congress. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #47

That is a good point about starting with the military. merrily Oct 2014 #49

I Give it a "2" Stallion Oct 2014 #18

Are you sure? Tweedy Oct 2014 #71

That's why they come here. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #77

Hmmm. nt merrily Oct 2014 #19

10 RussBLib Oct 2014 #21

Yep. 10. nt tblue Oct 2014 #26

On what issue or issues? merrily Oct 2014 #22

There are hundreds of issues and thousands of positions on how to address those issues. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #27

The party platform.... NCTraveler Oct 2014 #29

Party labels are becoming more and more irrelevant to the way people vote. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #32

1 or 2, I suspect. DU is a fringe of a fringe. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #35

depends on what you compare with as your universe dembotoz Oct 2014 #38

Today's "Democratic Party" needs to be defined before I NRaleighLiberal Oct 2014 #39

My sentiments exactly. As far as I can tell, these days it is just a "D" after a name. djean111 Oct 2014 #52

2/3 brooklynite Oct 2014 #46

if the 2008 primaries were any indication then <4 Egnever Oct 2014 #48

Depends entirely on your ignore list n/t hootinholler Oct 2014 #51

10 - just like the Democratic Party DU is wide open to all liberal N proud Oct 2014 #53

Which part-the rank and file of the party or the DC clowns? hobbit709 Oct 2014 #54

8 real Democratic Party. 1 DLC turd way fake democratic republican party on point Oct 2014 #55

2 DrDan Oct 2014 #56

1/2 CK_John Oct 2014 #58

1 and that's a maybe. GOLGO 13 Oct 2014 #59

DU runs pretty damn old too.. Fumesucker Oct 2014 #70

Somewhere between 2 and 3 0rganism Oct 2014 #60

Depends in what way... stevenleser Oct 2014 #64

I think a more important question would be, woo me with science Oct 2014 #65

3 or 4 LittleBlue Oct 2014 #69

I would say a 6. nt Quackers Oct 2014 #72

With more folks from the conservative end of the spectrum more than it was HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #74

Hardly at all eridani Oct 2014 #75

3 Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #76

a better question is "how well does the Democratic Party represent members of DU" corkhead Oct 2014 #78