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In reply to the discussion: Of Course Americans are BROKE [View all]pat_k
(12,253 posts)33. My big worry is that too few of our electeds are out there advocating for the big stuff.
Just because something seems out of reach today doesn't mean you have to keep quiet about it.
You can only build political will by advocating, loud and proud for the type of transformational changes we need to address critical moral failings in how things work.
Our candidates and electeds can help us build a vision of what we want/need -- something that actually inspires others to get on board to make the dream a reality. But I think more of them need pushes from us to break the habit of "can't win, won't fight."
The thing is, as you are building political will for the big stuff, you change the boundaries of the possible. And you have a better shot at actually accomplishing changes, now, that move the big goal closer.
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Please supply reference links. Not disputing your excerpts, but backup documentation is needed.
erronis
22 hrs ago
#7
Regarding weakening of unions and tax law that facilitated concentration of wealth:
pat_k
21 hrs ago
#13
Yes, R's have been hellbent on systematically "redistributing wealth" from the hands of the many to the hands of the few
pat_k
21 hrs ago
#23
And, policies that concentrate wealth in the hands of the few at the expense of the many make for a very fragile economy
pat_k
21 hrs ago
#18
Must do more than raise the minimum wage. Inheritance tax, wealth tax, capital gains taxed higher than labor and...
pat_k
20 hrs ago
#24
My big worry is that too few of our electeds are out there advocating for the big stuff.
pat_k
17 hrs ago
#33
Minimum wage should have been indexed to inflation like Social Security. n/t
Buttoneer
8 hrs ago
#38