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(50,983 posts)It comes down to the perpetuation of supply side economics after decades of proof that it is counterproductive.
Bernie suggests raising the cap to make Social Security more sustainable.
The right's response is, "Don't raise the cap, privatize Social Security." Other right leaning Democrats and Republicans advocate raising the retirement age or adopting Chained CPI.
Bernie suggests we must remove the influence of money from the political process. The media behaves as if this is some wild idea from outer space. Yet by a large majority, the American people want the influence of money removed from the election process.
The effects of income inequality are often not readily apparent to the voter. They know things are real bad but they don't understand the reasons.