2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The "Democratic" Party has lost its soul. [View all]jmowreader
(50,557 posts)Oh yeah...that's the one where anyone who creates something new and useful, or who figures out how to earn a lot of money, has to just hand it over to fund free this, free that and free something else.
There are two extremes: one is where rich people and huge corporations can earn all the money in the world, never have to pay any taxes, and be a total burden on the populace. The other is where people stop innovating, stop taking risks, stop growing because they might accidentally cross an arbitrary line in the sand and have it all taken away. Somewhere in between is optimal, and it's where we'll never go if either Bernie and his Gimme Gang on one end of the political spectrum or Laissez Faire with Squirrel Hair at the other win the White House.
Like it or not, the only way we'll ever get to the point we need to be - where working people are able to get the things they need and at least some of what they want, where unemployed people are able to join the ranks of the working but won't starve or freeze before they get the opportunity, and where rich people and corporations pay their fair share but also have the ability to seek the rewards that should come with risk - is to support Hillary.