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In reply to the discussion: Ocasio-Cortez backs campaign to primary fellow Democrats [View all]radius777
(3,635 posts)that city is going down w/o him, should've just paid him what he wanted (iirc, 150 million) would've been a good investment.
IOW, sometimes there is a benefit to giving a team/player or big business incentives to move to your area.
But I do also get the concerns you raise, which are valid.
What it boils down to is a balance between Wall Street and Main Street that both Bill and Obama tried to achieve.
Progressives aim should be to convince centrists and establishment liberals of their concerns - not throw tantrums or attempt to divide the party in a very precarious time.
Note, that Hillary did run on a fairly progressive platform - she heard many of the concerns of progressives - many of whom simply did not want to give her a chance and voted for Stein or stayed home.