Tuesday, January 8, 2019

The Left is Moving Left?

VOX “Call me a radical”: Ocasio-Cortez reveals how much the Democratic Party has changedRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is more in line with the party’s base than establishment Democrats might think.
VOX How Marginal Tax Rates Work

Often the more Liberal commenters say it is just the Conservatives moving right causing our problems...   Usually I disagree...  I wonder how much farther LEFT the folks that support Ocasio-Cortez want us to move?  Half of our income / GDP to the government? Thoughts? (tap image to zoom)

8 comments:

Sean said...

There's a difference between the Democratic base and Democratic elected officials. Democratic elected officials are way to the right of the base, which is why AOC can say anything she wants, but a 70% highest marginal tax rate ain't coming any time soon.

Sean said...

David Frum has the old axiom "Republicans fear their base, and Democrats hate their base".

Laurie said...

the far right base moved to the right many years ago. The dem base moving to the left is a more recent phenomenom.

John said...

If both the Left and Right base are becoming extremists... Like it seems they are...

Then I thank heavens for the moderating influence of politicians and the stability features built into the USA systems of government. :-)

Anonymous said...

Maybe it's the country that's moving left. It is, after all, Donald Trump who is dictating employment policies to companies. Sounds like socialism to me.

--Hiram

John said...

Trump definitely as attributes of both sides at times.

Anonymous said...

Trump is strongest politically in areas where capitalism is failing.

--Hiram

John said...

You do like to say cryptic things...