| ▲ | QuercusMax an hour ago | |
So let's not even think about how to build a better world because the administration we have right now is garbage? We need a wealth tax, ONLY public financing of elections (no PAC money, no "I'm a billionaire so I can spend as much as I want on myself"), and many other reforms. Nationalizing critical industries and sectors is also something we should be pursuing. | ||
| ▲ | randallsquared 41 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
From the standpoint of 1926, we built the better world and you're living in it. It's hard to imagine how much better off we all are, but it's not a law of nature, and with enough damage to markets and production, we can get back there again! | ||
| ▲ | sokoloff 43 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> no "I'm a billionaire so I can spend as much as I want on myself" To me, that would seem extremely difficult for Congress to pass a law restricting individual speech in this particular way that would pass First Amendment muster, and I don’t think we should be at “let’s just set aside the Constitution when it clearly says something we don’t like” because I don’t think that ends well in today’s political climate (or any other, but it’s especially bad now). | ||