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GulfCoast66

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20. I told you what I want

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 10:03 AM

Jul 2017

A return to pre Reagan Rules which means-

-strong unions

-strong regulation on business

-make it illegal to pay CEO salaries with stock options like before Reagan

-very high top marginal tax rates to encourage CEO to think long term since with no super high untaxed salaries nor stock options the only to get super rich is to stay with and grow a company rather than rape it for short term gain

-increase in Pell grants and low cost college loans plus increased support for universities

- and insurance based universal health care system like in Germany.

You get the idea. Not only do these things actually work since they are being done in many nations and used to work here, but it is a platform that Americans will vote for.

Even were I a socialist rather than a Social Democrat I would know Americans will never vote for your platform. Most members of the Democratic Party would and have not.

Have a nice afternoon.

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Platforms Democratic party should be fighting for [View all] WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 OP

Excellent job of critical thinking! The wealthy don't want the common man Stargazer99 Jul 2017 #1

Our party itself ignores these goals. WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #6

We have a couple of elections to win before that can happen, MineralMan Jul 2017 #2

This is how we win WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #4

What gets at people is the notion that their taxes are wasted, and it doesn't matter what country OnDoutside Jul 2017 #3

Unfortunately they are wasted and embezzled. WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #11

Where are my civil rights on your platform? La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2017 #5

Civil rights are a given. WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #8

Except the reason so many white people vote republican is they don't think JI7 Jul 2017 #10

Government providing basic standard of living WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #12

But it hasn't as clearly shown by support for an openly bigoted candidate like trump JI7 Jul 2017 #13

Democrats werent talking about this WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #15

Trump was clearly talking bigotry and they voted for it JI7 Jul 2017 #16

Well we know the election was rigged WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #19

No, they are not a given, given that a loud minority of people La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2017 #18

Civil rights are never a given and every progressive Democrat know this. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #23

How much would all these cost? NobodyHere Jul 2017 #7

Alot less than dropping bombs WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #9

I am pretty liberal GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #14

So you prefer the exploitation economy WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #17

I told you what I want GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #20

why keep the corporate middle man? WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #21

because properly regulated GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #22

Americans would support WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #26

Easily accessible and affordable renewable energy sources for every home meow2u3 Jul 2017 #24

Solar Panels on every roof WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #25

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2017 #27

Exactly WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #28

From our own Senator in Mass..Elizabeth Warren - asiliveandbreathe Jul 2017 #29