Anonymous _orangutan 4w

the US is a de facto single-party state

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Anonymous _orangutan 4w

The FDR-era Democratic Party supported strong government intervention in the economy, powerful labor unions, redistribution through taxes and social programs, regulation of capital, and the expansion of the welfare state. We’ve had it before, I’m just asking to have it again.

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Anonymous OP 4w

and only did so because 40% (and increasing) of the American workforce was unionized. the New Deals came as a response to massive worker organization and the threat of larger revolution if reform was never passed. every single pro-worker reform we have gotten has been a concession that workers have had to organize, strike, and fight for

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Anonymous #2 4w

So basically your argument here is that the working class actually hasn’t gone downhill because wealth inequality has gotten worse. Yes, there are more rich people now. That’s because the overwhelming majority of economic growth has gone into the upper class’ pockets. Real median wages for middle wage workers has only risen 10-20% since the 70s while necessary expenses like healthcare have more than doubled. Don’t get me started on home ownership rates and affordability.

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