• YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You can’t start any action without Democrats in Congress and funding. That funding part is what progressives have a hard time understanding. Taxing the Rich is not funding.

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      1 year ago

      If we’re being honest about funding, we need to tax wealth and access profits held in stocks better. That’ll get funding. For the big stuff we need to tax everyone, but that usually just results in net savings like in single payer healthcare. The wealthy control more of the wealth than ever before, meaning funding will more and more need to come from them.

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      1 year ago

      The progressive wing of Congress is just veiled populism. That’s all they care about. So taxing the rich sounds sexy so it gets their focus.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t think it’s veiled populism. Do you not agree with their policies? If you do, support them. No politician will be perfect. They are doing their best to work within the system.