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In reply to the discussion: Democrats should be wooing progressives, not scolding them. [View all]PatrickforO
(14,952 posts)unsustainable. Because it is.
And they are asking some pointed questions about why we don't have policies in place that use OUR tax dollars that WE'VE paid in to make our lives better. Single payer healthcare. Free college and graduate school. Expanded Social Security. Massive cuts in the military/national security bloat. Bringing our troops home, and investing heavily in veterans benefits instead of the massive wait lists we have now. Tax code changed so the 30+ Fortune 500 companies currently NOT paying ANY U.S. income tax pay their fair share. Massive upgrades to our infrastructure. The tax code changed so capital gains are taxed as regular income. Imposing a transaction tax on stock trades to get the 'bots out of day trading. Getting rid of the Fed and nationalizing the central bank so we HAVE the money to do the things we need. Focusing on investments that allow a rapid transition away from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy.
CEO salaries capped, corporate charters changed away from primacy to shareholders toward responsibility to all stakeholders. 'Too big to fail' banks split up. Heavy regulations on Wall Street, including reinstatement of Glass-Steagall. Subsidies to big oil and gas companies stopped.
I guess that's enough for a start.