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In reply to the discussion: Our Revolution candidate destroyed in most high profile race so far - Ohio Gov. [View all]PatrickforO
(14,558 posts)gauging the relative strength of the Bernie wing versus the Obama/Warren wing??
And then we're gloating over the victory of the....which....wing?
Guess I was under the impression we're all planning to vote straight D tickets and flip both houses. But you know what?
- I still want us to
a) end the Trump tax cuts,
b) educate people about the role taxes actually play in quality of life, and
c) raise taxes to a reasonable rate.
Because I want stronger Social Security and universal healthcare. I'd also like us to explore public banking as a nation.
We also need more subsidies in Head Start and other ECE, better school nutrition and to de-voucherize and de-charterize the K-12 system. Instead why not try and make that system so good it is the envy of the world?
And I want no-debt postsecondary education at state community colleges, colleges and universities.
Also back IN the Paris agreement and the Iran agreement, and an end to tariffs and a beginning to some fair trade agreements.
I'm active in my county's Dem party and am on its platform committee, and those things were advanced to the state level.
Ideally, in a country with a government that is supposed to be of, by and for the people, we should be using our tax dollars for programs like this that alleviate financial stress and better our quality of life.
We also need to bring social justice issues front and center. So what am I? Far left? Center? Bernie wing? Warren wing?