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I’ll elaborate more on why ‘moderation” in the Democratic Party is such nonsense. The central political fact of our time is that over the last 30 years, the top 1% have gotten $21 trillion richer, while the bottom 50% have gotten $900 billion poorer.
Please explain to me how “moderate” that transfer of wealth was. And please suggest some “moderate” policies that can fix that problem. Middle class wages have been stagnant for 40 years. A ‘moderate’ increase in the minimum wage isn’t going to get families back on track.
The trouble with “moderation” is it always seeks to split the difference, no matter how dire the situation. As in, “well, I know you folks would be earning twice as much if we hadn’t screwed you for the last 40 years, but how does a 2% salary bump sound and we call it good”??
There is no room for moderation any more in the Democratic Party. If we cannot unambiguously and materially improve the economic circumstances of the majority of citizens, then the party has no place in society. Let’s all just be republicans and grab what we can now.
