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Hungry for Progressive Economics, Nearly 2/3 of Democrats Want New Party Leadership: Poll (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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Voters described universal healthcare, affordable childcare, and higher taxes on the rich as top priorities in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. But they were less likely to believe that party leaders shared those priorities.

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[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's almost like 50 years of neoliberal economics has failed or something. Like cutting taxes for the rich, hiking taxes on the poor, suppressing wages and busting unions for decades has recreated a new and improved Gilded Age. Bigger and Better. With Blackjack and (underage) Hookers.

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 13 points 3 weeks ago

Are you kidding? It's worked great - for the ~~owners~~ donors

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

(Machine shuffled) Blackjack and (underage) Hookers. Bender would be pissed... That he didn't think of it first, greedy humans.. Mumble mumble robots mumble humanity