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CrispyQ

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57. Recognize that cable TV shouldn't be regulated except for stations that call themselves NEWS.

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #13)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 08:57 PM

21 hrs ago

Fox/Newsmax/OANN would have to be called something else, not news.

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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 Yesterday #16

Extreme wealth is resulting in unaffordable negative externalities jmbar2 Yesterday #20

Good luck getting a response to your common sense questions. harumph 21 hrs ago #56

Don't necessarily expect a response jmbar2 21 hrs ago #61

Externalizing the costs is the main game for the ultra wealthy. harumph 21 hrs ago #63

AI is not the Holy Grail that folks think it is. GoneOffShore 16 hrs ago #72

Net worth is not cash in a bank Greg_In_SF Yesterday #22

No, not at all SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #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 Yesterday #18

Yeah, I know Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #21

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

What's it cost elsewhere? dpibel 17 hrs ago #71

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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 Yesterday #31

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What drug prices? pinkstarburst 23 hrs ago #46

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I never understood how that would work MichMan 21 hrs ago #58

OK, but who has addressed this TnDem 20 hrs ago #65

Exactly. Why are we having to pay insane prices? pinkstarburst 7 hrs ago #85

Plans. In 4 years my out of pocket costs only went up. Lets stop looking backward. Melon 15 hrs ago #77

$35 for insulin. What about my meds? pinkstarburst 7 hrs ago #87

Very good points jmbar2 7 hrs ago #88

Then you should GOTV for Dems in 2026 and help take back Congress emulatorloo 7 hrs ago #89

Fully agree here. Immigration inaction killed our chances. Melon 15 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 21 hrs ago #57

Getting rid of the First Amendment should be part of the platform? MichMan 21 hrs ago #59

I would argue that lying while calling it news is similar to CrispyQ 20 hrs ago #64

You might... SickOfTheOnePct 20 hrs ago #68

Lots of good ideas here jmbar2 Yesterday #17

You can't go backward on technology. That has never worked. The AI genie is out of the bag. Melon 15 hrs ago #78

Step #1 ForgedCrank Yesterday #11

Well said n/t SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #12

Good points Chuuku Davis 15 hrs ago #80

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YES always support the New Deal agenda. thought crime Yesterday #30

I love Bernie but I am disappointed that questionseverything Yesterday #33

Lots of things not on this list. usonian Yesterday #35

I like Bernie's list, but certainly missing a lot, like B.See 15 hrs ago #73

As I commented earlier. It's not a platform but a short message to accompany the oligarchy tour. usonian 15 hrs ago #74

Good to know. And for starters, how 'bout this B.See 15 hrs ago #76

Please add: All his executive odors also be eliminated. usonian 15 hrs ago #79

Focus on things that help every household across America pinkstarburst Yesterday #15

On immigration... WarGamer Yesterday #19

Restore women's rights mcar Yesterday #23

Adjust cap gains by backing out phantom cpamomfromtexas Yesterday #25

Repeal 2026 bucolic_frolic Yesterday #26

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Pardons for Rep. McIver and Judge Dugan Justice Brandeis Yesterday #28

Anti-corruption, always. blm Yesterday #29

Curious about this one as well SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #32

Treat it similar to the way that companies pay for unemployment insurance. jmbar2 23 hrs ago #44

That doesn't really correlate though SickOfTheOnePct 23 hrs ago #45

a New Deal, Square Deal and a Great Society DBoon Yesterday #34

That's a good question and a valid one senseandsensibility Yesterday #36

That's right. taxi Yesterday #37

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

Thanks for the reminder jmbar2 23 hrs ago #43

Limit any president to 10 executive orders per year synni Yesterday #39

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

2024 tells us otherwise carpetbagger 22 hrs ago #47

Some for me would be - mvd 22 hrs ago #48

We were for things. Plenty of things. And not just for things, but actually accomplishing those things. W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #50

You are 100 percent correct. I'm optimistic we can win in 2026, but DU'ers need to stop emulatorloo 22 hrs ago #51

Increase the size of the Supreme Court!!!! Betty Boom 21 hrs ago #52

Agree, but... carpetbagger 18 hrs ago #70

I'm a Democrat for a lot of reasons, but the main one is equality. hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #53

Yes! emulatorloo 21 hrs ago #55

Thanks! hamsterjill 20 hrs ago #67

$35 per hour minimum wage MichMan 21 hrs ago #60

Or... jmbar2 21 hrs ago #62

Of course! Abolishinist 20 hrs ago #66

Or to put it another way... jmbar2 6 hrs ago #90

So let's say you own a restaurant. Annual sales of $2.4 million. Abolishinist 2 hrs ago #92

It's more than that. Someone flipping burgers makes what a nurse makes. Melon 1 hr ago #93

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct 1 hr ago #94

I think that you pretty much covered it. al bupp 20 hrs ago #69

Moderation and bipartisanship, of course. DJ Synikus Makisimus 15 hrs ago #81

The democratic voters need to realize bob4460 15 hrs ago #82

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detrumpization rampartd 11 hrs ago #84

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