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In reply to the discussion: Does Elizabeth Warren's "wealth tax" proposal make her more electable or less electable? [View all]Towlie
(5,308 posts)Here's my take, which I've deliberately kept separate from my opening post:
In the wake of the Trump disaster, I'm afraid that it'll be a big enough challenge for any Democratic president to just get us back to the days of Barack Obama, and I expect that others, even many Republicans, will see it like that. This is no time for radical, untested ideas, particularly an idea that will be universally opposed by the rich, who can and will finance the skillful manipulation of public opinion.
Ask the folks in Puerto Rico: When a tragic disaster damages your home so badly that you need to repair it before you can live in it again, is that a good time to think about adding a swimming pool and a pretty gazebo? No, that's a time when you remember what your home was like and you want it back again.