Plural “you”. I treat Leftists as interchangeable, since you all parrot the same talking points. Like how suddenly everyone forgot about Gaza.
And hang on, are you really suggesting Obamacare increased economic inequality?
Yes, Democrats are pro-business. Many of them moreso than I (or most Democrats) would like. But there is a significant wing of the Democrats that constantly push for more regulation and trust busting, higher taxes on the rich, more benefits for the poor. Everything you want, short of full worker ownership of the means of production (and some are in favor of that too). This wing is not in control of the Democratic party because of two reasons: 1. until the MAGA takeover, compromise was necessary with Republicans to get legislation passed and people elected; and 2. Leftists refuse to vote, so the progressive wing of the Democratic party has a dramatically smaller base than it should.
But that’s a bit of a tangent. It is entirely possible to have both a liberal economic philosophy AND a strong government to check businesses. Europe has been doing it for generations. Liberal economic philosophy is not the problem. The problem is Republicans - both the business interests capturing the government, and the reactionaries tearing the government down. And now, recently, the outright fascists trying to remake the government into a tool of oppression. None of these are inherent facets of liberal economics. They’re something that can be and need to be kept in check, and we are failing to do so. If anything, they’re inherent facets of any economic paradigm, and whatever you want to replace liberalism with will have to deal with them too.
Plural “you”. I treat Leftists as interchangeable, since you all parrot the same talking points. Like how suddenly everyone forgot about Gaza.
And hang on, are you really suggesting Obamacare increased economic inequality?
Yes, Democrats are pro-business. Many of them moreso than I (or most Democrats) would like. But there is a significant wing of the Democrats that constantly push for more regulation and trust busting, higher taxes on the rich, more benefits for the poor. Everything you want, short of full worker ownership of the means of production (and some are in favor of that too). This wing is not in control of the Democratic party because of two reasons: 1. until the MAGA takeover, compromise was necessary with Republicans to get legislation passed and people elected; and 2. Leftists refuse to vote, so the progressive wing of the Democratic party has a dramatically smaller base than it should.
But that’s a bit of a tangent. It is entirely possible to have both a liberal economic philosophy AND a strong government to check businesses. Europe has been doing it for generations. Liberal economic philosophy is not the problem. The problem is Republicans - both the business interests capturing the government, and the reactionaries tearing the government down. And now, recently, the outright fascists trying to remake the government into a tool of oppression. None of these are inherent facets of liberal economics. They’re something that can be and need to be kept in check, and we are failing to do so. If anything, they’re inherent facets of any economic paradigm, and whatever you want to replace liberalism with will have to deal with them too.