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> I can't believe you are even being serious right now. I should have also specified. We are now being ruled by the authoritarian left, which is different than

> I can't believe you are even being serious right now. I should have also specified. We are now being ruled by the authoritarian left, which is different than the classical left. I'm replying to this here since the comment itself is flagged and dead. Out of curiosity: What makes you think this way? The only differences I see among the candidates are within the realm of social issues. Moderate left-leaning economic policies (e.g., 90%+ capital gains tax and the reinstatement of the pre-1980s welfare system) aren't anywhere to be found among the current Democratic politicians. True leftist policies would be considered pipe-dreams by even Bernie Sanders. Is it possible that your views in the early 2000s weren't truly "Left", but just like... "left-leaning on social issues"?

linksnapzz 3y ago
Government confiscation of most of the money you’d make selling your home is…a moderate-left policy? I think I see the problem here…
- acuozzo 3y ago
  Any sensible writing of the policy would come with reasonable bounds in order to not hurt citizens surviving primarily on time & skill capital. The clear targets of such a policy would still be filthy rich with only 10% gains. I'd wager that most left-leaning persons would be in favor of reducing the entirety of the capital class to "rich, but not rich enough to control the government or buy entire countries". If most would be in favor of it, then referring to it as a moderate policy is reasonable. A policy like this would be the first step in applying a strong band-pass filter to our "income inequality"^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hcapital distribution problem. > I think I see the problem here… I mean, shit, it's not a forced redistribution policy like what's championed on the left proper. Do you know what Leftists actually support or are you under the belief that American Liberals are Leftist and that the left is all about flags, gender identity, and student loan debt relief?
  - linksnapzz 3y ago
    >Any sensible writing of the policy would come with reasonable bounds Oh, so we presume that our left policymakers are sensible and reasonable? There's a joke about economists where the punchline is "assume a can opener..." >If most would be in favor of it, then referring to it as a moderate policy is reasonable. A supermajority of Labrador Retrievers in my household believe that a eating a 12oz can of Crisco from the pantry is a fine moderate lunch, but that eating the 2lb can would be unreasonable. >are you under the belief that American Liberals are Leftist and that the left is all about flags, gender identity, and student loan debt relief? The Old Left && its economic policy prescriptions have been a dead letter in the US since the '90s. The cultural focus is more useful to peel off blocs who might be inclined to vote, as an afterthought, for a redistributive economic policy.

linksnapzz 3y ago

Government confiscation of most of the money you’d make selling your home is…a moderate-left policy? I think I see the problem here…

acuozzo 3y ago
Any sensible writing of the policy would come with reasonable bounds in order to not hurt citizens surviving primarily on time & skill capital. The clear targets of such a policy would still be filthy rich with only 10% gains. I'd wager that most left-leaning persons would be in favor of reducing the entirety of the capital class to "rich, but not rich enough to control the government or buy entire countries". If most would be in favor of it, then referring to it as a moderate policy is reasonable. A policy like this would be the first step in applying a strong band-pass filter to our "income inequality"^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hcapital distribution problem. > I think I see the problem here… I mean, shit, it's not a forced redistribution policy like what's championed on the left proper. Do you know what Leftists actually support or are you under the belief that American Liberals are Leftist and that the left is all about flags, gender identity, and student loan debt relief?
- linksnapzz 3y ago
  >Any sensible writing of the policy would come with reasonable bounds Oh, so we presume that our left policymakers are sensible and reasonable? There's a joke about economists where the punchline is "assume a can opener..." >If most would be in favor of it, then referring to it as a moderate policy is reasonable. A supermajority of Labrador Retrievers in my household believe that a eating a 12oz can of Crisco from the pantry is a fine moderate lunch, but that eating the 2lb can would be unreasonable. >are you under the belief that American Liberals are Leftist and that the left is all about flags, gender identity, and student loan debt relief? The Old Left && its economic policy prescriptions have been a dead letter in the US since the '90s. The cultural focus is more useful to peel off blocs who might be inclined to vote, as an afterthought, for a redistributive economic policy.