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jmbar2

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Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:25 AM

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Take the fight to the oligarchs and corporations. Seriously, they don't support us anyway and are destroying the world. They paid for the mess we are in. Educate the public on how to go around them to blunt their disastrous impacts on our daily lives.

Raising the minimum wage--> change it to a liveable wage, based on local COL.

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What are your platform ideas for the Democratic Party? [View all] jmbar2 Yesterday OP

I like them all except for UBI SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #1

Fund it by taxing oligarchs, AI, crypto, etc. jmbar2 Yesterday #2

Total net worth of all U.S. billionaires... SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #7

Some people think the wealthy, as a group have a lot more $$ than they really do. WarGamer 22 hrs ago #16

Extreme wealth is resulting in unaffordable negative externalities jmbar2 22 hrs ago #20

Good luck getting a response to your common sense questions. harumph 15 hrs ago #56

Don't necessarily expect a response jmbar2 15 hrs ago #61

Externalizing the costs is the main game for the ultra wealthy. harumph 15 hrs ago #63

AI is not the Holy Grail that folks think it is. GoneOffShore 10 hrs ago #72

Net worth is not cash in a bank Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #22

No, not at all SickOfTheOnePct 21 hrs ago #24

Those are all great ideas Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #3

Good ones jmbar2 Yesterday #6

$20/hr... living in SoCal I can tell you what that has brought here. WarGamer 22 hrs ago #18

Yeah, I know Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #21

Barabara Lee ran on a $50 per hour minimum wage in her losing Senate campaign. MichMan 18 hrs ago #40

What's it cost elsewhere? dpibel 11 hrs ago #71

Immigration Lawlessness Starbeach Yesterday #4

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were FOR a lot of things. Pretending they weren't plays into GOP propaganda emulatorloo Yesterday #5

Their platforms need to be revived. Much more salient now that people see the impacts of Project 25 jmbar2 Yesterday #9

I think there is the very real frustration pinkstarburst 19 hrs ago #31

Nope. Lots got done under Biden. Obamacare and more done under Obama. And lots would have gotten done under Harris. emulatorloo 18 hrs ago #42

What drug prices? pinkstarburst 17 hrs ago #46

" Kamala Harris' plan to keep prescription drug prices down includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs" emulatorloo 16 hrs ago #49

I never understood how that would work MichMan 15 hrs ago #58

OK, but who has addressed this TnDem 14 hrs ago #65

Exactly. Why are we having to pay insane prices? pinkstarburst 2 hrs ago #85

Plans. In 4 years my out of pocket costs only went up. Lets stop looking backward. Melon 9 hrs ago #77

$35 for insulin. What about my meds? pinkstarburst 1 hr ago #87

Very good points jmbar2 1 hr ago #88

Then you should GOTV for Dems in 2026 and help take back Congress emulatorloo 1 hr ago #89

Fully agree here. Immigration inaction killed our chances. Melon 9 hrs ago #75

Eliminate the tariffs. The Madcap Yesterday #8

Nationalize the entire oil industry Fichefinder Yesterday #10

Not a fan... SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #13

Recognize that cable TV shouldn't be regulated except for stations that call themselves NEWS. CrispyQ 15 hrs ago #57

Getting rid of the First Amendment should be part of the platform? MichMan 15 hrs ago #59

I would argue that lying while calling it news is similar to CrispyQ 15 hrs ago #64

You might... SickOfTheOnePct 14 hrs ago #68

Lots of good ideas here jmbar2 22 hrs ago #17

You can't go backward on technology. That has never worked. The AI genie is out of the bag. Melon 9 hrs ago #78

Step #1 ForgedCrank Yesterday #11

Well said n/t SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #12

Good points Chuuku Davis 9 hrs ago #80

Have some people been living under a rock? It's out there. It's simple. It's BEAUTIFUL. usonian Yesterday #14

YES always support the New Deal agenda. thought crime 19 hrs ago #30

I love Bernie but I am disappointed that questionseverything 19 hrs ago #33

Lots of things not on this list. usonian 19 hrs ago #35

I like Bernie's list, but certainly missing a lot, like B.See 10 hrs ago #73

As I commented earlier. It's not a platform but a short message to accompany the oligarchy tour. usonian 9 hrs ago #74

Good to know. And for starters, how 'bout this B.See 9 hrs ago #76

Please add: All his executive odors also be eliminated. usonian 9 hrs ago #79

Focus on things that help every household across America pinkstarburst 23 hrs ago #15

On immigration... WarGamer 22 hrs ago #19

Restore women's rights mcar 21 hrs ago #23

Adjust cap gains by backing out phantom cpamomfromtexas 19 hrs ago #25

Repeal 2026 bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #26

Agree ! US is behind EU in societal programs Bread and Circuses 19 hrs ago #27

Pardons for Rep. McIver and Judge Dugan Justice Brandeis 19 hrs ago #28

Anti-corruption, always. blm 19 hrs ago #29

Curious about this one as well SickOfTheOnePct 19 hrs ago #32

Treat it similar to the way that companies pay for unemployment insurance. jmbar2 17 hrs ago #44

That doesn't really correlate though SickOfTheOnePct 17 hrs ago #45

a New Deal, Square Deal and a Great Society DBoon 19 hrs ago #34

That's a good question and a valid one senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #36

That's right. taxi 19 hrs ago #37

Media: 'Wide-eyed wonder at all things GOP, steely-eyed skepticism at all things Democratic' emulatorloo 15 hrs ago #54

FDR's Second Bill Of Rights is the basis of success! He Said: Granny Blue 19 hrs ago #38

Thanks for the reminder jmbar2 17 hrs ago #43

Limit any president to 10 executive orders per year synni 18 hrs ago #39

FDR's second bill of rights should be the base of platform. BlueTsunami2018 18 hrs ago #41

2024 tells us otherwise carpetbagger 16 hrs ago #47

Some for me would be - mvd 16 hrs ago #48

We were for things. Plenty of things. And not just for things, but actually accomplishing those things. W_HAMILTON 16 hrs ago #50

You are 100 percent correct. I'm optimistic we can win in 2026, but DU'ers need to stop emulatorloo 16 hrs ago #51

Increase the size of the Supreme Court!!!! Betty Boom 16 hrs ago #52

Agree, but... carpetbagger 12 hrs ago #70

I'm a Democrat for a lot of reasons, but the main one is equality. hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #53

Yes! emulatorloo 15 hrs ago #55

Thanks! hamsterjill 14 hrs ago #67

$35 per hour minimum wage MichMan 15 hrs ago #60

Or... jmbar2 15 hrs ago #62

Of course! Abolishinist 14 hrs ago #66

Or to put it another way... jmbar2 1 hr ago #90

I think that you pretty much covered it. al bupp 14 hrs ago #69

Moderation and bipartisanship, of course. DJ Synikus Makisimus 9 hrs ago #81

The democratic voters need to realize bob4460 9 hrs ago #82

For the midterms? JustAnotherGen 5 hrs ago #83

detrumpization rampartd 5 hrs ago #84

Adress the problems the working poor and poor people have been facing. Autumn 1 hr ago #86