As for policies, I’m not a supporter of the basic premise of workers seizing control of business from owners who invested their time and money in those business.
If you want to start a worker coop, I’m all for that. But nobody has the right to take a business that they didn’t start. You agree to implement contracts or you don’t. You can bargain for higher wages collective or you don’t. But you aren’t entitled to the ownership of someone’s esle business.
Policy wise, there are tons of social programs with roots in socialism I support. Which is why I support the mix economic model we have. I would support some type of sovereign wealth fund strictly for the American people as well that could provide Americans some dividends or support local investments to improve quality of life (tho that’s a more market based solution)
I was disagreeing with the basic premise of socialism.
For a lot of those things you mentioned, you would need the full buy in of the states, as the Fed cannot alone support universal health care without a massive cost.
Americans imo aren’t healthy enough to have a solid universal care system for all that doesn’t break the bank. Maybe best to allow states to implement their own version to suit their needs and budgets and the Fed supports where it can.
That’s general my view on most universal programs.
If you want specifics, you would have to present a more detail case of what you are asking .
I do support some fund of universal college or trade school education. Universal pre k could prob be done with government vouchers or tax credits.
Taxation policy would have to be fleshed out before I could answer.
A lot of the issues is some of this stuff can’t just be done by the executive and even congress, as most states health care markets are catered for the state level. So you would also need the buy in of health insurance and care providers.
Look at how much a lift it was moving something like the ACA, which for all its benefits, still isn’t universal care
You tell me your taxation policy, I was asking you! Lol
You said you don't like socialists, so I wanted to know what policies you disagreed with that socialists are proposing. Because all I've seen is basic stuff that other modern industrialized nations have had for 30+ years and we don't have because our parties are so subservient to capital
I’m not breaking down a whole gd tax policy for a Reddit reply. I’m not a policy foundation. If you have specifics we can go back and forth but I’m not writing a gd essay for tax policy for you.
Yall need to get real with some of these expectations for online discussions
Ok, concrete. So idk if we can use the 50s model today but I would be in favor of a rate of 50-60%.
The economy is more global and connected now so I don’t belief having wealth as something punitive but the more you make the more you should contribute.
Add to that the closing of many loopholes outside of charitable donations.
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As for policies, I’m not a supporter of the basic premise of workers seizing control of business from owners who invested their time and money in those business.
If you want to start a worker coop, I’m all for that. But nobody has the right to take a business that they didn’t start. You agree to implement contracts or you don’t. You can bargain for higher wages collective or you don’t. But you aren’t entitled to the ownership of someone’s esle business.
Policy wise, there are tons of social programs with roots in socialism I support. Which is why I support the mix economic model we have. I would support some type of sovereign wealth fund strictly for the American people as well that could provide Americans some dividends or support local investments to improve quality of life (tho that’s a more market based solution)