Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: THE HARD CHOICE [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)young. I did not have to borrow the equivalent of $30,000 to $50,000 to go to college, and jobs for students were plentiful and paid a decent minimum wage.
None of that is true today.
And for-profit health insurance is very expensive. Even with Obamacare, the co-pays can be prohibitive for many families.
Right now we have extreme disparity in wealth. We did not have that when you and I were young, when we were growing up.
If you don't like the idea of "equitable distribution of wealth" what would you suggest in order to cure the extreme disparity of wealth that we have now.
Of course, people who live in small towns in the Midwest or even most cities in the Midwest do not know how extreme the disparity of wealth really is. So maybe that is why this seems irrelevant to some.
Seriously, how do you think we should deal with the extreme disparity of wealth in our country if not through the rather mild redistribution of wealth programs that Bernie is suggesting? Should we just let the disparity of wealth increase until we have a feudal system? Have you read about Thomas Piiketty's research?
https://www.google.com/?client=safari&channel=mac_bm#channel=mac_bm&q=Thomas+piketty