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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 20 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