[lbo-talk] Sachs on Obama's budget for the rich and powerful

[Wojtek S]

Marv quoted Sachs: "The public will likely back Obama for re-election,
yet will earn thin rewards indeed for their successful vote."

[WS:]  That seems like a promising strategy.  Vote for the Democrats
to show that voting does do much for the 99 percent.  And then push
for a systemic solution.

I am not a big advocate of the "third party" approach - is has
consistently be anything but a dismal failure in the past - but I am
increasingly convinced that this is the only way of changing the
status quo.  If organizing a third party at the state and local level
gets enough momentum, it will probably cause enough defections from
the current parties to become a viable alternative to Democrats.

Wojtek