Recently the Dems instituted a surcharge on those making (I forget the exact number) more than 200,000/year. That paid for an odd version of health care for the poor.
Right now, my favorite Jersey City politician is pushing for an end to the property tax as a way to fund school spending. Instead he is trying to raise taxes on the rich. In the last few months the Dems have told him to wait till after Corzine is elected governor in the Fall.
Now, this is far from revolutionary. However, the party activists are out there and rabid. I still can't get over it, rabid Democrats. If they manage to beat the Repubs. this year, who are being lead by Bush types, the local route will be on.
I long for the days of fighting the Liberals. But if they don't get back into power, I don't think we are going to get anywhere.
Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Newman" <nathanne at nathannewman.org> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] politics shocker: Dems resist neutering (for now)
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> From: "Chuck0" <chuck at mutualaid.org>
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>>the Democrats have already been neutered. They can't win
>>presidential elections and they refuse to adopt policies that are
>>significantly different than the Republicans. Many of the rank-and-file
>>Democrats are having serious doubts about the party and some are leaving
>>the party permanently.
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> We just had an election with the broadest mass participation in the
> Democrats in modern history and you throw out this comment with no
> contrary
> evidence? Come on-- this isn't analysis, it's just rhetoric. What's
> interesting is how incredibly irrelevent "the left" has become compared to
> the rise of militant Democrats who are far more vocal and active these
> days.
>
> Nathan Newman
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