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Every now and then a thread will pop up asking what "progressive" means. Or what is the difference between a liberal and a progressive.
For this post, I'll just pretend they are synonyms. :)
First of all, to me, it means progressive taxation. A person that makes millions should pay a higher tax rate than someone barely above poverty. And states should rely more on property taxes than sales taxes. And there should be no sales tax on food or medicine. We should not replace the income tax with a VAT.
People aren't entitled to be rich. You need talent, or connections, to be rich. But every human being deserves a relatively nice place to live, food and medicine. And they shouldn't be pushed into crime to get that.
The DoI says we should have the right to pursue happiness. If that means marrying a same-sex partner, who is anyone to object? I know the DoI isn't the Constitution, but it's still "originalism," isn't it?
Well, that's part of what being progressive means to me, anyway.
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