CDZ The Crisis Of Neoliberalism: America Arrives At One Of History's Great Crossroads

[skews13]

The Democratic Party is having an internal battle over the "small" and "large" infrastructure bills, but what's really at stake is the future of neoliberalism within the party. The smaller "bipartisan" bill represents the neoliberal worldview, including public-private partnerships and huge subsidies to for-profit companies, whereas the larger "reconciliation" Democratic Party-only bill hearkens back to the FDR/LBJ classic progressive way of doing things.

Milton Friedman began selling neoliberalism to America in the 1950s, and we fully bought into it in the 1980s. Most Americans had no idea, really, what this new political/economic ideology meant; they just knew it involved free trade, economic austerity, tax cuts, deregulation and privatization.

The crisis of neoliberalism: America arrives at one of historyâs great crossroads

Neoliberal economics have failed, and everyone knows it. But are the Democrats strong enough to seize the moment?

www.salon.com

 

[Moonglow]

Maybe we should give the filthy dich another tax cut and more deductions and more stimulus monies?

 

[skews13]

Maybe we should give the filthy dich another tax cut and more deductions and more stimulus monies?

Like Thom pointed out, it has been a constant struggle for the people that hated FDR, and LBJ for proving that the government founded by the men, who created a government for and by the people, works as created, so they can't force the masses to work for the script that can only be spent at the company store.

The greatest scam on the American people, is privatization. Which is the true enemy of liberty and prosperity. The people are no longer being fooled by the privateers.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

The Democrat Party is a dangerous political cult.
The are pushing America towards being a one party totalitarian neo-marxist banana republic.
They use voter fraud and ballot count fraud to deny Americans their right to vote and to undermine our democracy.
Their hate, racism, crime, corruption, incompetence, greedy tax rates, riots and failed school districts always drive the middle class out of the backwards blue cities and states.

 

[initforme]

Neither party wants to help average working people get ahead. Those are the facts.

 

[skews13]

The Democrat Party is a dangerous political cult.
The are pushing America towards being a one party totalitarian neo-marxist banana republic.
They use voter fraud and ballot count fraud to deny Americans their right to vote and to undermine our democracy.
Their hate, racism, crime, corruption, incompetence, greedy tax rates, riots and failed school districts always drive the middle class out of the backwards blue cities and states.

Being the clean debate room, did you have anything to debate from Thom's article?

 

[skews13]

Neither party wants to help average working people get ahead. Those are the facts.

I'm not a both sides guy, but you have a valid argument. Dark money is the reason for that, and the Citizens United decision is the reason for dark money.

This guy wrote a song about it a long time ago

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Being the clean debate room, did you have anything to debate from Thom's article?

it's not debatable

 

[initforme]

It is getting time for a 3rd party that represents the people living paycheck to paycheck.

 

[danielpalos]

The Democratic Party is having an internal battle over the "small" and "large" infrastructure bills, but what's really at stake is the future of neoliberalism within the party. The smaller "bipartisan" bill represents the neoliberal worldview, including public-private partnerships and huge subsidies to for-profit companies, whereas the larger "reconciliation" Democratic Party-only bill hearkens back to the FDR/LBJ classic progressive way of doing things.

Milton Friedman began selling neoliberalism to America in the 1950s, and we fully bought into it in the 1980s. Most Americans had no idea, really, what this new political/economic ideology meant; they just knew it involved free trade, economic austerity, tax cuts, deregulation and privatization.

The crisis of neoliberalism: America arrives at one of historyâs great crossroads

Neoliberal economics have failed, and everyone knows it. But are the Democrats strong enough to seize the moment?

www.salon.com

In my opinion, equal protection of the law can do more to solve simple forms of poverty and help the less wealthy upgrade their skills in a market friendly manner.

 

[Grumblenuts]

The Democratic Party is having an internal battle over the "small" and "large" infrastructure bills, but what's really at stake is the future of neoliberalism within the party. The smaller "bipartisan" bill represents the neoliberal worldview, including public-private partnerships and huge subsidies to for-profit companies

The Republican Party. The Duopoly. Not yet, I'm afraid.

 

[emilynghiem]

In my opinion, equal protection of the law can do more to solve simple forms of poverty and help the less wealthy upgrade their skills in a market friendly manner.

Equal Protection does NOT mean forcing ALL taxpayers under liberal beliefs in centralized govt for individuals collectively (any more than it means forcing taxpayers to pay for corporate abuse of capitalist conservative policies either).

danielpalos To be equally fair and protective of all people means to hold each party to pay for the policies, promises and consequences of their beliefs principles and platforms, like holding businesses responsible for providing services they advertise.

Let's call a conference to form a Union of Taxpayers, left right and independent, and draw up an agreement that the rightwing conservatives will not force leftwing to pay for corporate welfare, damages or debts unless the Democratic party leaders SIGN for those against the objections of conservatives vetoing corporate bailouts and handouts: In other words, the people or parties Authorizing the spending over objections of others accept responsibility for the taxes to cover that policy.


Liberal/Democrats will agree to finance the educational/health care benefits through their own taxes, tax breaks, credits, deductions and donations, without relying on other taxpayers unless they CONSENT to terms of financing such as through microlending or cooperative economic development.

danielpalos Equal Protections means not discriminating by creed, not forcing one system of belief that is biased against other people. All groups should exercise equal rights to fund and follow their respective political beliefs in order to protect all people and groups, voters and taxpayers, equally. Not imposing a bias that "favors one political creed or belief over others."

www.ethics-commission.net

skews13 what is your take on this idea of holding taxpayers and parties responsible for paying costs of their policies, including consequences, debts damages and complications of enforcement

I credit danielpalos for the idea of requiring businesses to file as religious organizations if they have beliefs that prevent them from serving all customers equally, and believe we could advocate and win support for this idea by applying it to Political Parties and require them to follow Public Accommodations when influencing policy affecting the Public. If Parties work in private to finance and promot3 their own policies, beliefs and biases (like any other Religious Organization with faith based biases in beliefs and practices) then this would not affect the rest of the public. But when Parties act as a Lobby to influence elections, campaigns, legislation, court rulings, and other govt policies, this should be neutral objective and inclusive of all people's beliefs in order to Accommodate the Public without discrimination by creed, and/or conspiring as a collective group to violate equal civil rights of others which is arguable a felony.

Can we call a truce, what would you demand of both parties to stop this warfare to force beliefs of one group or another through govt to dominate public policy and force taxpayers to comply with partisan beliefs against their own?

 

[danielpalos]

Equal protection of the Law is in our several Constitutions. Only illegals have a problem with it.