The irony here is that capitalism is the answer, not the problem. Bezos, Wall Street, the CIA are NOT capitalism but oligarchy. Socialism would pour fuel on this fire and lock them into complete rule, which is what you see in all socialist countries; a tyrannical state in league with an elite class that do their bidding. AOC would bri…
The irony here is that capitalism is the answer, not the problem. Bezos, Wall Street, the CIA are NOT capitalism but oligarchy. Socialism would pour fuel on this fire and lock them into complete rule, which is what you see in all socialist countries; a tyrannical state in league with an elite class that do their bidding. AOC would bring about oligarchy on steriods, although I guess we would all get crappy schools and sub-par healthcare, while the elites got their own tier of services. Equity and all.
We need something more like Denmark, an extemely capitalist state with strong anti-trust and and a strong safety net for all. The irony here being, the populist Republicans are better set to do this, especially now that the clown car of Trump is gone. (I say this as a liberal woman married to a Dane having spent a fair amount of time there.)
Here's what makes Denmark work along with which US party is most likely to implement. Please note than when I say (R) I mean populist R and not the neocon Romneys and McCains who are virtually indistinguishable from Clinton, Obama types.
1. Strong borders and strict immigration enforcement. (R)
2. High barriers to benefits without work; ie welfare work requirements (they will train you to work but work is a requirement for benefits for all but the most disabled). (R)
3. Very nearly a flat tax.. all but the poorest pay taxes. (R)
4. A low corporate tax rate. (R)
5). A heavy reliance on oil extraction for financial security. (R)
6) Support of small business and entrepreneurism rather than corporate control. (shifting to R)
7) Cultural homogeneity (you can be any color or gender you want but you are required to speak Danish and follow Danish culture to live in Denmark.) (R)
8) Highly religiously tolerant. (D - but the hatred of all things Christian no matter how positive and the love of all things Muslim no matter how abhorrant means they are losing ground here.)
9) High personal taxation. (D)
10) High amounts of government transparency and local control over tax allocation. (R)
Trump was the wrong person to lead this populist uprising, but there is a reason he gained minority votes across the middle class. The Scandavian model looks a lot more like what Republicans are evolving into. The populist left would cement the worst aspects of our current system of oligarchy into place despite their best intentions in my opinion.
The irony here is that capitalism is the answer, not the problem. Bezos, Wall Street, the CIA are NOT capitalism but oligarchy. Socialism would pour fuel on this fire and lock them into complete rule, which is what you see in all socialist countries; a tyrannical state in league with an elite class that do their bidding. AOC would bring about oligarchy on steriods, although I guess we would all get crappy schools and sub-par healthcare, while the elites got their own tier of services. Equity and all.
We need something more like Denmark, an extemely capitalist state with strong anti-trust and and a strong safety net for all. The irony here being, the populist Republicans are better set to do this, especially now that the clown car of Trump is gone. (I say this as a liberal woman married to a Dane having spent a fair amount of time there.)
Here's what makes Denmark work along with which US party is most likely to implement. Please note than when I say (R) I mean populist R and not the neocon Romneys and McCains who are virtually indistinguishable from Clinton, Obama types.
1. Strong borders and strict immigration enforcement. (R)
2. High barriers to benefits without work; ie welfare work requirements (they will train you to work but work is a requirement for benefits for all but the most disabled). (R)
3. Very nearly a flat tax.. all but the poorest pay taxes. (R)
4. A low corporate tax rate. (R)
5). A heavy reliance on oil extraction for financial security. (R)
6) Support of small business and entrepreneurism rather than corporate control. (shifting to R)
7) Cultural homogeneity (you can be any color or gender you want but you are required to speak Danish and follow Danish culture to live in Denmark.) (R)
8) Highly religiously tolerant. (D - but the hatred of all things Christian no matter how positive and the love of all things Muslim no matter how abhorrant means they are losing ground here.)
9) High personal taxation. (D)
10) High amounts of government transparency and local control over tax allocation. (R)
Trump was the wrong person to lead this populist uprising, but there is a reason he gained minority votes across the middle class. The Scandavian model looks a lot more like what Republicans are evolving into. The populist left would cement the worst aspects of our current system of oligarchy into place despite their best intentions in my opinion.